Sentence examples for a serious setback and from inspiring English sources

The generals' manoeuvres are certainly a serious setback and no less so for being predictable.

Arsenal's manager expressed concern that Sánchez would be pressed into action and suffer a serious setback and will watch anxiously how his key forward copes against Uruguay.

"There's no doubt in my mind," Mr. Carter said, "that a negative vote on this issue in the Congress will be a serious setback and impediment for the further democratization, freedom and human rights in China".

Mr. Caulkett said investors were "frightened in case it's the beginning of a serious setback" and were not likely to do any buying until New York investors returned today.

Top bankers admitted that attempts to clean up their reputations in the wake of the Libor-rigging crisis had suffered a serious setback, and warned that further fines were coming from other regulators for failures involved in currency markets.

This was a serious setback and Alvarado camped his army in Nancintla for eight days, during which time he sent two expeditions against the attacking army.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle described the ousting as "a serious setback for democracy" and called on all sides to refrain from "violence and arbitrariness".

And because the venture was originally intended to provide emerging businesses with access to the capital they had trouble obtaining from the rigid Japanese financial system, a dissolution of Nasdaq Japan would be a serious setback for entrepreneurs and start-up companies here.

The defeat is a serious setback for Uber and Lyft, who spent a combined $8 million on advertisements encouraging voters to support the proposition.

This was a serious setback for James and his credibility was adversely affected.

The court ruling is a serious setback for progress and it means that in some parts of the country, caregivers do not even have a right to a minimum wage.