Sentence examples similar to cause modest setbacks from inspiring English sources

In a pinch, you could probably cause modest pain to someone by throwing it at them.

The zone suffered a modest setback in 1910 when the Nevada legislature outlawed gambling.

The apparent about-face by Mr. D'Escoto, whose country has forged an unlikely friendship with Libya, marked a modest setback for the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

By this evening, it was unclear whether the day's developments were a modest setback or an indication that a compromise on the budget might never be accomplished.

In my view, the bond market is due for a modest setback — very modest, but enough to make most bond investments eminently postponable.

At lower concentrations, nickel sulfate caused modest (up to 126%) growth stimulation.

MTA alone caused modest inhibition of HF cell growth.

Discerning the causes of small setbacks may help you stave off big ones.

But his cause suffered setbacks in Rhode Island on Tuesday.

That doesn't mean the debts didn't cause any setbacks.

That is, these innovations helped cause the setbacks that occurred in many sectors of the economy during the 1340s.