Sentence examples for computer setbacks from inspiring English sources

There is however a low score on learners being assisted by family members in situations of computer setbacks (33.2%) as 53.4% of the learners reported no assistance in this regard.

In another setback, Pixar, the computer and animation powerhouse, declined to renew a distribution deal with Disney.

The Obama administration accelerated the program, but suffered a major setback when a computer worm, later named Stuxnet, escaped from the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in Iran and replicated itself on the Web, where the Iranians and others could download the code that was developed by the N.S.A. and its Israeli counterpart, Unit 8200.

NASA's Curiosity rover made it all the way to Mars without major setbacks, but now a computer glitch has stopped the robotic vehicle in its tracks.

It's the latest setback for the struggling computer maker, where a string of acquisitions have fallen flat.

Windsor, a former IBM computer systems programmer, isn't discouraged by the setbacks.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has suspended work on parts of its huge computer overhaul, dealing the agency the latest costly setback in a decade-long effort to develop a modernized information system to combat crime and terrorism.

In 2010, a sophisticated computer worm called Stuxnet destroyed Iranian nuclear centrifuges, causing a setback to the country's nuclear program.

So, brushing off international sanctions and setbacks from poorly-designed domestic centrifuges and carefully-targeted foreign computer viruses, revolutionary Iran pursues its atomic quest.

The Irish Republic's precarious economy was dealt a hammer blow yesterday with the announcement that one of the country's biggest employers – the computer giant Dell – is to shed almost 2,000 jobs, a huge setback by Irish standards.

The announcement was sketchy on details, but industry analysts said the agreement was a significant endorsement for I.B.M. and a setback for Intel, Microsoft's longtime ally in the personal computer industry.