Sentence examples for prevent a setback from inspiring English sources

More and more sophisticated efforts are required in order to prevent a setback in MDG progress in the economically-challenging year to come.

Farmers who work by candlelight to grow one of the UK's choicest speciality crops are praying for frost to prevent a serious setback to their annual harvest of pink and gold forced rhubarb.

The former Massachusetts governor won the straw poll four years ago but chose to save money — and potentially prevent an embarrassing setback — by not actively competing.

Still, although the overall outlook is for less market activity, the powerful demand for housing in Westchester will prevent a serious market setback in the short term, the report said.

"That wasn't progress as much as it was preventing a major setback".

For example, the U.S. military was previously allowed to take action against the Taliban "in extremis" - moments when their assistance was needed to prevent a significant Afghan military setback.

I have no doubt they will be able to prevent any setback".

Earlier this week, the President suffered an embarrassing setback in the Senate, where forty-five Democrats voted to prevent a debate on so-called trade promotion authority for the deal.

Despite the setbacks, the Massachusetts Democrat is still confident Dodd-Frank will help prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.

Carrots for compliance rather than the threatened sticks would probably have been more effective, and would have prevented a highly visible setback.

Giving Ireland a direct role in the peace process has been one of the crucial factors in sustaining the peace process through years of crises and setbacks, and preventing a slide back into the widespread violence that killed about 3,500 people during the years of the so-called "troubles".