Sentence examples for surprising setback from inspiring English sources

Nonetheless, the emergence of two competing bids is a surprising setback to the buyout effort.

The failure to reach any accord was a stark but not surprising setback in a tortuous, decade-long standoff over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

But the plan was dealt a surprising setback last month when a Delaware Chancery Court judge intervened as part of a shareholder's lawsuit against the deal.

Efforts to develop a topical microbicide to prevent H.I.V. infection during sex suffered a surprising setback yesterday when researchers announced that they had stopped two full-scale trials for safety reasons.

But in a surprising setback to the Fed, the House Financial Services Committee voted last month to approve Mr. Paul's bill as an amendment to a broader bill on financial regulation.

The Dons have impressed in the division this season too, lying sixth despite a surprising setback at home to Crewe last week and, as Evans suggests, are clearly looking forward to the game.

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders suffered a surprising setback on Wednesday when the House rejected their version of a stopgap spending bill, leaving unclear how Congress will provide money to keep the government open after Sept. 30 and aid victims of a string of costly recent natural disasters.

SEOUL, South Korea -- President Lee Myung-bak's governing party suffered a surprising setback in local elections that had been widely viewed as a referendum on Mr. Lee's handling of the sinking of a South Korean warship, according to election results released on Thursday.