Sentence examples for a setback at a from inspiring English sources

But Fordham has already suffered a setback: At a raucous meeting on Wednesday night, Community Board 7 rejected the plan, 31 to 0. The meeting was punctuated by shouts of disapproval from more than 150 neighbors, many of whom waved signs with slogans like "No to the Fordham Fortress".

"It's not a setback at all," Santana said.

"I don't see that game as a setback at all," Vick said.

The Barisan Nasional party, which has dominated parliament and ruled Malaysia for half a century, suffered a setback at the polls after calling a snap election in March 2008.

HUGO CHÁVEZ suffered a setback at the polls on September 26th, when a majority of voters rejected the congressional candidates of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

That argument did not prevail, but the developer did reduce the height of the condominium from 17 stories to 14 and provided a setback at the eighth floor, a recommendation of the Department of City Planning.

At one point he suffered a setback at work and I worried that he was headed for a major depression.

Sporting suffered a setback at home against Philadelphia last time out — can they arrest that mini-slide at Crew Stadium?

Meanwhile, workweeks actually declined (though this could be snow related).At any rate, a sideways movement in labour markets is a setback at this point.

The treaty suffered a setback at the final negotiating conference last week because Iran, Syria and North Korea voted to block the consensus of all 193 member states needed for approval there.

He resolved to make a life in theatre - although dyslexia proved a setback at rehearsals - and began his career in his teens at Plymouth Repertory.