Sentence examples for action a setback from inspiring English sources

A18 Setback for Bush on Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency appears prepared to approve a resolution on Iran's nuclear program that will stop short of recommending Security Council action, a setback to President Bush, officials from several countries said.

The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency appears prepared to approve a resolution on Iran's 18 years of secret work on a nuclear program that will stop short of recommending United Nations Security Council action, a setback to President Bush, senior officials from several countries said here Wednesday.

Regardless of the fact that Russia is granting asylum for one year, this action is a setback to US-Russia relations.

Mr. Rogers's action was a setback for Mr. Bloomberg, who seemed to be at a loss for words when John Gambling, a radio talk show host, asked him about the role Mr. Rogers had played in the vote.

"Regardless of the fact that Russia is granting asylum for one year, this action is a setback to U.S.-Russia relations.

Interior's inexplicable and inexcusable decision to delay appropriate regulatory action is a setback for the protection of Appalachian streams and rivers, as well as for the people who depend on clean drinking water in the areas affected by mountaintop removal.

Others called the European Union's action a significant setback for Hezbollah, partly because it could provide the United States with a new legal basis for strengthening its own sanctions against Hezbollah's commercial and fund-raising activities in a way that could then pressure the Europeans to do the same.

Nutrition experts called the action by Congress a setback for improving the nutritional standards in school lunches and addressing childhood obesity.

The action was seen as a setback for organized labor, which opposes the nomination largely because of Mr. Scalia's opposition to a Clinton-era ergonomics regulation intended to enhance workplace safety.

-- Unpaid Hollywood interns who were part of a class-action lawsuit are dealt a setback by a federal appeals court.

"This is not in any way a setback for affirmative action but a practical and strategic decision by the University of Georgia to continue affirmative action on its campus by expanding the recruitment of minorities," Mr. Steinbach said.