Despite announcing solid results, the pair both admitted to setbacks with the development of important drugs and failed to convince observers their union will be approved this year.
He also quickly became the ever-present face of the Olympics — admitting the setbacks, promoting the achievements, and always cheerleading Utahans on with a message of can't-be-licked optimism.
Smith admits these setbacks create uncertainty for the company, which he says has $3.5 billion invested toward its OCS operations in Alaska, including not just the value of its lease purchase but also oil spill response infrastructure, operational readiness, seismic investigations, and research.
"I've had a few setbacks," admitted the 26-year-old Londoner, who first joined Wolves, initially on loan, from Tottenham Hotspur two years ago.
-- "When you run on a campaign of win, win, win, you never can admit a setback," said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian who has met with Trump several times.
Watson admitted the latest setback "doesn't bode well" for Woods's participation at Gleneagles.
Expect and accept setbacks.
In other recent briefings, Iraqi officials have offered an account of the fighting that has admitted of virtually no setbacks for Iraqi forces.
But as soon as Mr. Bloomberg admitted those compromises, even setbacks, he rushed to declare that he had achieved an important, precedent-setting victory.
Gibbs was part of the starting line-up as Arsenal cruised past Leeds 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round replay yesterday, and the young England full-back admitted his numerous injury setbacks over the last two seasons had been "a nightmare".
Though Sheth is generally pleased with how her career has progressed, she admitted there have been setbacks.
