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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a setback for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an obstacle or difficulty that affects a particular person, group, or situation.
Example: "The unexpected storm was a setback for a planned outdoor event, forcing the organizers to make last-minute changes."
Alternatives: "a hindrance to a" or "an obstacle for a".
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And that was a setback for a band with so much trudge in its step.
For the wonks, it is a setback for a form of decentralised government currently being pushed by Westminster.
The proposals are clearly a setback for a university that has recently stepped up its efforts to promote itself.
Mr. Perkins said the episode was a setback for a police-Harlem relationship that had been improving.
That budget report was widely considered a setback for a health care overhaul, Mr. Obama's top domestic priority.
The Albanian then declares that he and his friend know they are being manipulated.The violence is a setback for a country which longs for diplomatic respectability.
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The delight some Republicans have shown in a setback for an American city could hurt them more than him.
The veto was also a setback for an experimental sludge pipeline proposed by an Orange County sanitation agency.
While Friday was a setback for an agreement, there is still a possibility that a draft treaty could be brought before the U.N. General Assembly and passed with two-thirds majority vote in the 193-nation body.
Hamburg was a setback for reform, not a final defeat.
A neck injury is a setback for Woods.
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