Sentence examples for lasting setback from inspiring English sources

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It was a humbling and lasting setback for a nation once feared and admired as a model of economic dynamism.

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Her last setback also came in Southern California, in August to Chanda Rubin.

You must work and rework your magic to show the world that your last setback was simply the fault of bad timing, bad forecasts or bad luck, not any flaw in you.

In the event of any large and long-lasting setback in the world economy, both are likely to be casualties.

It's possible, of course, that the BP disaster will turn into a long-lasting setback to the U.S. offshore drilling industry.

In a city where first impressions can quickly harden into lasting judgments, the setbacks threaten to sully what has been billed as a legacy-making transportation policy of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg — leaving even the scheme's most vocal proponents alarmed by how the program's software seems ill prepared to handle public demand.

The last meaningful setback for stocks started before the elections last November.

It was the last real setback for the BJP, which has since stormed to victory in a string of state polls and the general election.

From the blur of conjecture and educated guesses, the Grand National snapped into focus yesterday when Cloudy Lane was, barring any last-minute setback, confirmed as the top weight for Saturday's race.

Politicians struggled Wednesday to get the stalemated Northern Ireland peace effort back on track, a day after expectations of a breakthrough suffered a last-minute setback because of an arms dispute.

Looking back now, that crash on the road to Chateauroux is probably the last real setback Brailsford and his team have faced.

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