Sentence examples for a surprise setback from inspiring English sources

The rejection is a surprise setback for the controversial tycoon, who said he would appeal against the decision.

BANGKOK — Malaysia's governing party was dealt a surprise setback on Monday when a judge ruled that its takeover of one of the county's largest state governments was illegal.

According to the government, manufacturing, which has been a bright spot since the beginning of the year and remains so in some other measures, showed a surprise setback in the government numbers released Friday.

WASHINGTON — In a surprise setback for Democratic leaders, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, said on Sunday that he would vote against the health care legislation in its current form.

The Liberal Democrats, hopeful of winning a swathe of seats from Labour, the Tories and the Scottish National party also suffered surprise setbacks.

There was no disguising the fact that the attacks by the fedayeen were a setback and a surprise.

Barcelona's hopes of retaining their La Liga title suffered a major setback with a surprise loss at lowly Granada.

It was as far back as four months ago that the Vikings inflicted a surprise defeat on Warrington, but that setback seemed fresh in Wolves minds as they threw bodies forward from the start at a soggy Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Charlton's march to the League One title suffered a setback as goals from Anthony Wordsworth and Steven Gillespie gave Colchester a surprise 2-0 win at The Valley.

It is the end of a fine sequence that has put Liverpool back on the brink of the top four, so it would be a surprise if confidence was dented too much by a single setback.

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) nearly doubled its seat total to 55, in a major surprise and a setback for Hun Sen. CNRP leader Sam Rainsy said up to 1.3 million names had been missing from the electoral rolls and complained about lack of access to the media as well as intimidation on the campaign trail.