Sentence examples for string of minor setbacks from inspiring English sources

Yet this week's scandal comes on the back of a string of minor setbacks which have left followers wondering if, for the first time since he achieved fame in the mid-1970s, Springsteen could perhaps be about to suffer a rare consumer backlash.

He then suffered an ankle setback towards the end of last season which required surgery and this season a series of minor setbacks have curtailed his progress.

His progress in the ICU has been relatively slow as a result of a variety of minor setbacks.

But Ms. Kahn thinks she was better than her long string of minor successes would suggest.

It's an uproarious curtain-raiser; inevitably, what follows is a string of minor disappointments.

Di Natale, crucially, has started only six league games after a string of minor injuries.

The Giants placed Carter on injured reserve Friday after a string of minor concussions did not clear up.

A string of minor injuries had sapped the velocity and command of the 2007 American League strikeout champion.

Toshiba is about to give up on its HD DVD format after a string of major setbacks, reports Reuters and WSJ, citing sources.

"We ran in the Jerome to give us plenty of time in case of a minor setback," Drysdale said.

Flaws are not problems to be solved by the end of the story or minor setbacks that disappear at important moments.