Sentence examples for got a setback from inspiring English sources

This week, AT&T got a setback in its deal to acquire BellSouth from the Federal Communications Commission, meaning the merger will be delayed further.

"We don't want to take any chances of getting a setback," Warthen said.

"It suggests that if you get a rally in stocks, you will get a setback in mortgage rates," said Henry Kaufman, the Wall Street economist and consultant.

"There's going to be a day of awakening sometime in the next 12 months when people are going to say, 'You didn't tell me this was going to happen.' My guess is the stock market is going to get a setback, maybe a significant one".

"You work really hard to get a place, so to get a setback was tough.

Steve Forbes: And when you get a setback, I mean you had one in 2003, you left the company and then came back.

"I think this market is getting very, very rich and I would feel better if we did get a little setback".

Barack Obama will get a big setback next summer, as the Supreme Court rules against his plans to revamp immigration and deportation policy.

The long-running global polio eradication effort, years behind schedule and buffeted by setbacks, got a shot of good news this week.

Robert Muse was impressed by Joey's academic performance in the face of his setbacks -- Joey got a 3.0 GPA in his first semester and a 3.5 in the second -- and thought highly of his decision to leave Davidson to be closer to his father.

"It's not unusual for guys to have a setback, especially when they get on the mound," Cashman said.