Sentence examples for be a grievous setback from inspiring English sources

That he was subsequently ruled out of the Paris Saint-Germain tie on account of his weakened calf does not necessarily have to be a grievous setback for City, but it is a considerable one when their hopes of reaching a first Champions League semi-final depend to a great extent on the team's ability to defend coherently.

For Arsenal it would have been a grievous setback if they had allowed a side with these shortcomings to pinch a late equaliser.

Yes, their relegation in 2012 was a grievous setback and any club that struggles to get back under the parachute payments will inevitably suffer for it.

Michael Carrick's own goal, after only eight minutes, might have been a grievous setback had United not swiftly set about demonstrating they can, once again, be regarded as a team of substance.

Flaubert's sudden and unexpected death in 1880 was a grievous blow to Maupassant.

Losing glyphosate would be a serious setback.

That would be a grievous mistake.

It would be a grievous understatement to call her a mere martyr.

This time, says the Arts Council, every faller will be a grievous loss.

Understand that finding romance will be a grievous task as someone who is socially awkward.

He had tried desperately to carry on and when he finally accepted it was futile it felt like a grievous setback to Portugal's hopes of denying France the outcome that would have meant so much in this city.