Sentence examples for some serious setbacks from inspiring English sources

On the economic front, the year did not go as smoothly for the country, as new government projects encountered some serious setbacks.

The long-delayed $28 million construction project in Bronxville, started four years ago, has regained some momentum after some serious setbacks.

Given that the well-organised and influential biotechnology industry has suffered some serious setbacks at the hands of such activists, some worry that the embryonic nanotechnology industry will be a pushover.One study already under way aims to assess the health risks of nanotubes.

But for those who care about human rights, Uzbekistan is a nightmare; there are thousands of political prisoners.Then there is Kazakhstan, a vast, energy-rich country where democracy is by no means a lost cause, but which has suffered some serious setbacks recently.

But the interim period will see some serious setbacks for investor confidence in India.

I fought a brutal battle quitting cigarettes cold turkey, during which time my mom had a stroke that left her with dementia, I had some serious setbacks in my work, and my heart got tossed into a Vitamix by the guy I'd given it to.

Indeed, there have been serious setbacks in some regions, triggered by such disasters as armed conflict, the shrinking economies of many sub-Saharan African countries, the HIV/AIDS pandemic's effects on health workers and health systems, and decentralization so rapid that the critical central functions necessary to ensure good immunization programmes have faltered.

Some owners' core businesses have had serious setbacks because of the recession.

Despite these serious setbacks there have been some recent bright lights.

But it suffered two serious setbacks.

Those concerns were crystallised on July 2nd when two large firms reported serious setbacks.