Sentence examples for Early setbacks from inspiring English sources

The state's spending and borrowing led to short-term budget problems, but despite early setbacks (poor access to capital eventually halted improvement programs and caused the Indiana Canal Company to fold because of lack of funds), the infrastructure improvements initiated by Jennings attracted new settlers to the state.

After Slate's debut in 1996, its early setbacks were closely watched by the envious.

Early setbacks may have spurred on the Nigerian generals who, unlike western leaders, do not have to worry about the political effects of their troops coming home in body-bags.

Its report, published in September 2013, said there were "early setbacks" and that the Department for Work and Pensions had "weak control of the programme, and had been unable to assess the value of the systems it spent over £300m to develop".

There were some early setbacks.

Fantex has had a number of early setbacks.

In the past two days, Parliament has already delivered Mrs. May two setbacks.

By mid-2005, setbacks in Iraq, a star-crossed effort to overhaul Social Security and the right-to-die controversy involving Terri Schiavo were sapping Mr. Bush's strength.

Foreign investment's share of the EU's GDP has fallen since 2001.These setbacks have not reversed the single market's earlier gains.

Mastering Your PhD: Dealing with Setbacks by Patricia Gosling and Bart Noordam, 16 February 2007 Setbacks happen in the lab.

This may be the real and wretched legacy of this SOS (summer of setbacks) for open markets.