Sentence examples for setback to him from inspiring English sources

Villas-Boas had expected Parker to need the operation but the news is nonetheless a setback to him, as he prepares for the first match of the season at Newcastle United on Saturday week.

And that was the sort of shorthand, the way his enemies projected it and it wound up being a devastating setback to him and it hurt him, as I'm sure he acknowledges to this very day".

"He's a great talent who has used injuries and setbacks to make him stronger and more self-reliant".

Today, Dave has used his previous setbacks to push him forward.

The Everton manager, David Moyes, admits his long injury list has started to get him down after the latest setback to captain Phil Neville.

If that changes, the ruling will come as a setback to some directors who have invested or were planning to invest millions of dollars in films with him.

Meanwhile, American X Factor has, if not exactly tanked, flopped from setback to setback.

He recalls that he was upset about an eighty-dollar charge for a key he'd forgotten to return, but he doesn't remember exactly why this setback led him to the conclusion that there was no more reason to live.

That setback taught him to focus on what matters most.

The hilarity ensues when a humiliating career setback forces him to return and once again be teamed with the woman who was his professional (and personal) partner, played by Patricia Heaton.

The recent setbacks to privacy injunctions do not discourage him.