Sentence examples for a disastrous setback to from inspiring English sources

In a disastrous setback to the worldwide polio eradication initiative, several Muslim-dominated states in northern Nigeria stopped giving polio drops for about a year beginning in mid-2003 because of rumors that the vaccine was a Western-inspired plot to sterilize Muslim girls or that it was H.I.V.-infected.

Anger like his over American foreign policy has led to a disastrous setback for the global effort against polio.

It's a disastrous setback, no matter how much administrators try to spin it as an opportunity for new ventures.

Overturning the ruling would be a disastrous setback, and all those who care about human rights in Africa should pressure President Jacob Zuma of South Africa to let the decision stand.

That has stirred a fierce debate over whether the term is a triumph for women, or a disastrous setback.

The unseemly race between British and American forces to be the first to reach Rome was the culmination of a series of blunders by the Allies, including a disastrous setback on the Rapido River, and at Anzio, where they were nearly thrown back into the sea.

For the armed opposition losing would be a disastrous setback that, at the very least, could neuter their revolution for months.

Mr. Obama swamps Mr. McCain by 62percenttoto 28percentt — a disastrous G.O.P. setback, given that President Bush took 44percentt of the Hispanic vote in 2004, according to exit polls.

The ruling today represents a significant setback to that strategy.

Youth unemployment is a major setback to sustainable growth.

"It looks to be quite a setback to the industry".