Sentence examples for serious setback for from inspiring English sources

But it is a serious setback for judicial campaign reform.

The coup was a serious setback for democracy in Africa.

Glenrothes was a serious setback for the SNP.

Kerr's defection to the anti-Agreement camp marked a serious setback for Trimble.

Pakistan was blunt that the killings represented a serious setback for the two countries' tattered alliance.

This would be a serious setback for American oil interests and investment in that region.

Any problems with torcetrapib would be a serious setback for Pfizer, the world's largest drug company.

But this was certainly a success, the only serious setback for an austerity programme since 2010.

But analysts on both sides of the political aisle described the events Thursday as a serious setback for the president.

It was an embarrassment, one that drew ample news coverage, but probably not a serious setback for the university.

It is a serious setback for a company that has been struggling to win back the confidence of shareholders.