Sentence examples for took a setback from inspiring English sources

Hill said: "He took a setback and made a comeback.

Parks and Di Bernardo traded penalties to take the score to 16-16 but with 72 minutes gone Connacht's hopes took a setback when they succumbed to pressure at the scrum and conceded a converted penalty try.

It would take a setback for the global economy that few economists expected, to trigger a second leg to the downturn.

Rather than take a business setback in stride, they'll hunt for scapegoats, laying blame on everyone but themselves (a strategy that rarely teaches them how to avoid future setbacks).

We're progressing in small steps and taking a few setbacks.

On Sunday, Chuck Schumer's apparent reluctance to say whether he would vote for him was taken as a setback.

Today's carnage among Internet stocks was triggered by profit taking and a setback for America Online aol as spoiled investors fretted over the Internet service provider's earnings.

The setbacks in Europe took a toll on Pitt's health and he died in 1806, reopening the question of who should serve in the ministry.

Some of his caretakers took every setback as a personal affront — a foolish reaction, or one that is essential to the enterprise?

And, although it still won 60% of the votes, it contritely took this as a setback and engaged in a "national conversation" to listen to Singaporeans' hopes and fears.It has since recast itself as a more caring, generous government, offering new benefits, for example, to the "pioneer generation" of older Singaporeans.

Rebuilding the country will take a long time, and setbacks are inevitable, but we must not give up.