Sentence examples for set back development from inspiring English sources

The outbreak could "set back development in the fragile states of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea by decades", warned Justin Forsyth, of Save the Children.

Mr. Annan reminded delegates that AIDS had set back development in some African countries by a decade or more, and was now spreading "with lightning speed" through Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

Both criticise Israel and the EU for the economic boycott of the West Bank following the success of Hamas in last year's elections - which has increased poverty and set back development.

Talk about the economy of a Greater China is premature when the mainland's economy remains highly fragmented as well as over-regulated; and when a looming crisis in public-sector finances could set back development for years.China's harsh, outdated and impracticable political arrangements are no help.

These failed projects have set back development by raising aspirations and then failing to deliver.

Those who witnessed the devastation at the time must have thought this would set back development by decades.

"Once in a while you get the flood that sets back development 50 years," he said.

Two high intensity partial harvesting treatments, a thinning from above of 61% basal area in pure aspen stands and 400 m2 gap cuts (54% basal area removal) in mixed aspen stands may set back stand development by disproportionally favoring recruitment and growth of intolerant hardwood species.

The slaughter on the streets will surely radicalize many of them, and set back democratic development throughout the region.

He practiced Wednesday and today, and does not believe the time he has missed has set back his development.

The flood plunged the deeply troubled nation into a humanitarian crisis that is likely to set back its development two generations.