Sentence examples for as a serious setback from inspiring English sources

By extension, his eluding of US-style justice will be seen as a serious setback.

But analysts on both sides of the political aisle described the events Thursday as a serious setback for the president.

The split is widely viewed as a serious setback for one of the most powerful anticorruption movements in the past two decades in India.

"We regard this as a serious setback for Turkish democracy and its respect for human rights, in particular for the freedom of speech and the rule of law.

The White House last week described the development as a "serious setback" to American-Chinese relations, while Mr. Kerry himself warned that it would have "consequences" for ties with Beijing.

CBFS president Qasim E Noorani admitted South Africa's decision to pull out of the tournament eight days before they were due to face Sri Lanka in the first match had come as a serious setback.

Their belief in their own potential to cure was so weak that as soon as they encountered a serious setback, they declared the illness "chronic" and abandoned the treatment.

Coming after the impressive Pi and Requiem for a Dream and costing 10 times as much as the two put together, this is a serious setback.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which runs the plant, appeared to have experienced a serious setback as officials said that pressure buildup at the ravaged No. 3 reactor would require the venting of more radioactive gases.

While this will be the subject of derision as a waste of taxpayer money, if EVs instead outpaced charging infrastructure, it could result in a serious setback as the minority of drivers who plan to regularly charge their vehicles away from home might otherwise wait to make a purchase.

Mr. Zapatero's move, though a serious setback, comes as no surprise to the United States.