Sentence examples for one setback from inspiring English sources

In his book, Powell relates how he upbraided his boss after he blamed one setback in the talks on a hapless civil servant: "I gave him quite a sharp lecture".

Any lifestyle that is debt-dependent, makes no room for savings or is just one setback away from defaulting on payments is too close to the edge to be safe.

And while the company saw one setback in its efforts to expand its presence internationally and on to new platforms like mobile, the mainline figures show that the company continues to grow.

There was just one setback with Luhariya: his wife Bulgi was initially too shy to appear on camera.

"He has not had one setback.

One setback seems to breed others.

Judge Hoeveler's ruling marked one more setback for the Justice Department and the immigration service.

They were able to watch their son grow into an Olympian, albeit delayed by one major setback.

The loss of the Merrill Lynch contract was one more setback for a company that has been clouded by bad news for months.

But as Beverly enters adulthood and endures one devastating setback after another, Ms. Barrymore holds her own while sailing into previously uncharted dramatic territory.

Security in such a world may in fact be a fantasy; the Pentagon has suffered one embarrassing setback after another as it has tried to create a functioning missile-defense system.