Sentence examples similar to minute setback from inspiring English sources

The wipeout caused a 20-minute setback.

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.

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.

Sampson's team suffered a 35th-minute setback as Heatherson left the field on a stretcher with a suspected broken leg following a collision with Bradley.

They needed an encouraging start but suffered a fifth-minute setback as All Blacks fly-half Carter slotted over a penalty.

The intention will be to reduce speculation to a minimum and confirm Flintoff's fitness – barring last-minute setbacks in the nets – at least 48 hours before the start of the game.

But some last-minute setbacks -- Mr. Hersch's longtime bassist was stuck on the West Coast, and his substitute was similarly delayed -- had opened the door for a quick and graceful solution.

INSIDE PITCH Alex Rodriguez said Saturday that he expected to play Sunday barring any last-minute setbacks in his recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery".My mouth is getting watery here, ready to play," he said".I've watched enough baseball".... Aaron Laffey made his Yankees debut and surrendered two runs in three innings.

According to high-level league and Wizards team officials -- and barring a last-minute physical setback -- Jordan is planning to play for the Wizards this season and perhaps in 2002-3, depending on his and the team's progress.

Backing the train up to correct the mistake took an extra eight minutes — another setback for the novice motorman, who was already behind schedule and hoping to impress his bosses with his punctuality.

They were due to witness chef Owen Hall's attempt at baking the world's largest Welsh cake - but a last-minute flipping setback put an end to these plans.