Sentence examples for recent political setbacks from inspiring English sources

Sure, it's easy to revel in the Republicans' recent political setbacks now, he said.

Intersecting with the personal has been a series of recent political setbacks for Sinn Féin.

Yet on all of them the center has mostly held of late: There was no Iraq-era equivalent of the Weathermen, the number of abortion-related murders spiked in the 1990s and then fell, and eco-terrorism remains a fairly minor phenomenon despite the recent political setbacks for mainstream environmentalism.

Despite recent political setbacks, conservatives have peacefully scored some impressive, yet quiet victories within the political process, so loathed by extremists.

Reflecting the turmoil after a series of political setbacks in recent weeks, leaders of the European Union lashed out at one another.

Mr. Priebus's ouster was the latest convulsion in a White House that has been whipsawed by feuds and political setbacks in recent days.

The reinstatement of the judges will inevitably put pressure on Mr. Musharraf, whose popularity has plummeted in recent months and who suffered political setbacks in the February elections, political analysts said.

Mr. Pitt, who had yearned through his career to head the Securities and Exchange Commmission, has suffered a series of political setbacks in recent months as he has dealt with back-to-back crises.

The results are consistent with recent national measures showing federal lawmakers held in low esteem following political setbacks for both parties.

Others have made concessions or adapted after political setbacks.

A striking feature of Zhang's career was his immunity to major political setbacks.