Sentence examples for striking setbacks from inspiring English sources

It is on the north side of the street and has 16 stories of striking setbacks, with broad horizontal stripes of black brick alternating with a color so soiled that it appears to be a uniform orange.

If Syria fell, it would mark a striking setback for the theocratic regime in Tehran, which has depended on Syria for its influence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and elsewhere.

That would be another striking setback for American policy in the region, and would probably make Israel view all of Lebanon, not just Hezbollah, as its enemy in future wars.

As the ruling on Friday in Washington suggests, a series of legal challenges to this secrecy has resulted in striking legal setbacks for the administration.

Takeda's growth is more striking because it overcame several setbacks in recent months.

What's striking, in Adams's description of the years of violence, setbacks, false dawns and minuscule advances that constituted the peace process, is how he and Hume persevered.

A recent setback against Lyoto Machida aside, the Doberman's striking game is improving and the tenacity of his fighting style makes him dangerous for Bisping.

A striking feature of Zhang's career was his immunity to major political setbacks.

Another setback came in 1981, when then president Ronald Reagan took on striking air traffic controllers and won – by sacking them all.

Yet the setback of America's standing at the global level is even more striking.

It is a setback for Walcott, who has been in good form of late in a central striking role.