Sentence examples for received setbacks from inspiring English sources

In the elections of 1889 and 1890 his supporters received setbacks, and public enthusiasm for his cause dwindled away.

The jarring thing was that so many people seemed to think it was over on Friday, after Mr. Gore received two setbacks in Leon County Circuit Court when judges refused to throw out absentee ballots from two Florida counties where there had been irregularities in the application process.

Now the judge has received another setback.

At this point the Russian plans received a setback.

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service on Thursday received another setback in its attempts to stop delivering mail on Saturdays.

They received another setback this week when Buddhist leaders rejected the government's plans for more regional autonomy.

Environmentalists received a setback this month when Shell won conditional approval for its Arctic exploration plans from the US regulator.

Advanced Micro received a setback last week in its efforts to persuade the European regulators of unfair practices by Intel.

Last year, the pair received another setback when Sikharulidze was cut in the arm during practice, requiring 12 stitches.

The bank's assets alone total ¥227 trillion $2 trillionn).E.ON, a German utility, received a setback to its euro27 billion ($34 billion) offer to buy Spain's Endesa.

The firm said the move was "short-sighted".America's Justice Department received another setback to its long-running litigation case against tobacco companies.