Sentence examples for as a severe setback from inspiring English sources
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.
When Mao died in 1976 the Chinese leadership renounced the Cultural Revolution as a "severe setback" and "The Great Disaster"; Ryckmans rightly surmised that although there would inevitably be a relaxation of authoritarian rule, the fundamental characteristics of Communism would not change.
Ramadi's loss is seen as a severe setback for the government.
Europe's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have suffered a severe setback as a result of the timid choices on new leadership made this week, analysts, officials, and diplomats conceded on Friday.
The aerial attacks have provided an existential boost for the Kurds, whose standing as fearsome warriors had suffered a severe setback in recent weeks.
Ḥussein reluctantly entered the Six-Day War of June 1967 (see Arab-Israeli wars), but Israel's military victory was a severe setback, resulting as it did in the loss to Israel of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which Jordan had annexed in 1950, and the influx of some 250,000 additional Palestinian refugees into the country.
The mayor condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, calling it "a backward step and a severe setback for the cause of peace, reconciliation and justice in Palestine and Israel".
