Sentence examples for sustained a setback from inspiring English sources

Barnes & Noble sustained a setback on Monday when a powerful proxy advisory company endorsed directors proposed by the billionaire investor Ronald W. Burkle over the company's own slate, which included its chairman, Leonard S. Riggio.

[C1.] Setback for Bristol-Myers and Merck on Diabetes Drug Bristol-Myers and Merck sustained a setback in their plans to sell a first-of-its-kind diabetes medication designed to control blood sugar while also lowering cholesterol.

But even before Jacobs sustained a setback to his injured left knee after practicing Thursday and Friday, the Giants knew they were going to have to rely on Manning's arm against the Cardinals, who were seventh in the N.F.L. against the run.

Marion Jones's American relay teammates at the 2000 Olympics have sustained a setback in their attempt to hold on to their medals, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejecting their motion Friday to overturn the International Olympic Committee's decision to strip the medals after Jones admitted to doping.

SETBACK FOR GARDNER Brett Gardner will not start swinging a bat for more than a week after sustaining a setback in his recovery from a right elbow injury.

SETBACK FOR NICK JOHNSON Any hopes the Yankees held of Nick Johnson's returning this season took a blow Thursday when he flew to New York after sustaining a setback in his two-month recovery from wrist surgery.

After the game, Scott said the Nets sustained "a mild setback".

The Hungarian international sustained a similar setback last season, which caused him to miss the second half of the campaign.

"For instance, when asked about a year ago if Steinbrenner had sustained a medical setback, Rubenstein responded, 'George lifts weights every day.' " This description of a hale and vigorous Steinbrenner did not correspond with what reporters believed to be reality.

Spain sustained a potentially major setback when the experienced central defender Carles Puyol was forced off because of an injured foot midway through the second half.

LONDON — The right-leaning populist party that has sent tremors through British politics sustained a self-inflicted setback on Friday when a senior official was disciplined after jokingly referring to women as "sluts" and hitting a television reporter on the head with a party document.