Sentence examples for serious reversal from inspiring English sources

Military victory has increased the group's influence hugely; a serious reversal could undo it.

Barring a serious reversal abroad, that will continue and demonising them will merely marginalise their critics.

Although the ayatollah's death is a loss for the opposition movement, it is not a serious reversal, analysts said.

The Taliban have so far publicly rejected talks, and the turban-bomb killing of Rabbani was a serious reversal.

"This is a very serious reversal of the position of the Puerto Rican government that there will be no more bombing".

But his attempts at national reconciliation suffered a serious reversal with the murder of a Catholic priest, Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, at the hands of the secret police.

Curiously, it did not harden again until the British had suffered some serious reversals.

Jemaah Islamiyah has suffered serious reversals since it attacked a nightclub on the Indonesian island of Bali in October 2002, killing 202 people.

For most of 1975 the armed struggle made no progress and indeed suffered serious reversals, especially since the newly formed ANC umbrella organization, led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa, had neither direction nor set purpose other than that of stopping the war and negotiating with the Smith regime.

Cheek by jowl with channel-mates Snog, Marry, Avoid? and Don't Just Stand There… I'm Having Your Baby, In the Flesh's serious, empathetic reversal of a classically fun, guts'n'gore genre made it a misfit in its own home.

After all, you don't lose your Social Security if you suffer a serious financial reversal.