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The phrase "a setback due to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where progress is hindered or delayed because of a specific reason or event.
Example: "The project faced a setback due to unforeseen circumstances that affected the timeline."
Alternatives: "a delay caused by" or "an obstacle resulting from".
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Research into solar sails also experienced a setback due to the explosion.
The development of birch woodland suffered a setback due to a transient climatic oscillation some 7500 14C years ago, but recovered again relatively quickly and more than 6000 14C years ago birch woodland covered the lowland areas both in northern and southern Iceland.
Location filming in Alabama experienced a setback due to weather problems.
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While those companies see this as a temporary setback due to global economic conditions, it looks a lot like what's been happening to the PC market over the past few years – another phenomenon initially blamed on economic weakness, but more likely tied to the rise of smartphones and tablets as alternate computing platforms.
This looks like a temporary setback due to bad weather, but the Federal Reserve's hopes for an acceleration to nearly 3% seem likely to be dashed once again.
I'm just not convinced that the companies that have done so well over the last year and are forecasting more growth are facing a huge setback due to forces that are hard to see clearly on the horizon.
After making the most rapid progress of any region in the world, west and central Africa suffered a significant setback, due to the outbreak which originated in northern Nigeria where immunization campaigns have been suspended since August 2003.
Still, it is important to bear in mind that the use of steel mechanical fasteners involves making a hole on the SS strip which may lead to an important setback due to the reduction of the SS cross section of the strip to install the fasteners.
But he's less sure than Mr. Rose about the degree of progress, conceding that recent gains by Denmark's anti-immigrant party "are an unfortunate setback due to all this".
In our view, this is an unfortunate setback due to inappropriate task design and does not refute the core idea of cognitive enhancement.
Organized labor suffered its first major legislative setback due to the 2016 elections on Saturday, when Kentucky Republicans gave final approval to right-to-work legislation and repealed the state's prevailing wage law.
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