Sentence examples for a severe setback during from inspiring English sources
The country had indeed suffered a severe setback during its South African war and its global supremacy was under threat from mighty rivals in the United States and Germany.
They continued moving the ball forward on short rushes, but almost had a severe setback when Weiss fumbled during a carry.
Late last year, Mr. Wang had a severe setback when he fell off his bicycle during a delivery and shattered his arm.
This would be a severe setback for Internet users.
The legitimate uses for P2P technology may thus suffer a severe setback.
Their disappearance is a severe setback to Hassan Khan, a prisoner serving life for a 2007 robbery in West Wickham.
There was frantic speculation in the shares of the South Sea Company, resulting in a severe setback to joint-stock enterprise.
On the whole, I believe that the consequences of the crackdown have been a severe setback to the government.
Meanwhile, Kosovo's protectors would rejoice if Albanians and Serbs merely stopped killing each other; a wave of anti-Serb violence in March was a severe setback.
In March 2015, however, Vanuatu suffered a severe setback to its development when Cyclone Pam, a category 5 (highest intensity) tropical cyclone, struck the islands.
Foreign governments, analysts and some Malians deplored Thursday's coup — in a country that has not had one since 1991 — as a severe setback for democracy in Africa.
