Sentence examples for setback of its from inspiring English sources
But like the Akins building before it, the most memorable aspect will be the deliberate setback of its tower.
There was also some sense that Ansar, after a few hours of success, had suffered a setback of its own.
The challenge for China comes shortly after the United States appeared to suffer a setback of its own in the contest for Pacific influence.
The Democratic party meanwhile suffered a setback of its own when its high-profile mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, stepped down temporarily after being informed he was under investigation in connection with his previous job as the organiser of the 2015 World Expo fair in the city.
Each method carries unavoidable limitations and setbacks of its own.
The building consists of two parts: the House, a twenty-story structure on Central Park West that mimics the pattern of terraced setbacks characteristic of its prewar neighbors; and the Tower, a thirty-five-story slab that rises behind it, on Broadway, topped by an ornate, asymmetrical loggia (hiding a cooling tower) based on Candela's rooftop design at 1040 Fifth Avenue.
After months of caution, the Bush administration suffered a string of setbacks to its newly active Middle East peace efforts this week, raising unsettling questions about its influence in the region and what steps it can -- and will -- take next.
The expected US attack is therefore related to its desire to end a long run of setbacks to its international prestige.
THE Confucius Institutes programme, an ambitious soft-power effort by China to support education overseas, has been dealt a setback by one of its most prestigious American partners.
Competition to acquire Pharmasset and a setback for one of its own hepatitis C drug candidates contributed to Gilead's willingness to pay up, according to remarks by Gilead executives in the call with analysts.
Microsoft appeared to suffer a political setback when one of its strongest allies in Congress, Senator Slade Gorton, the Washington Republican who has represented the company's home state for nearly 20 years, lost to Maria Cantwell.
