Wilson, the former academic, saw it as his job to educate Americans on just that point — namely, that democracy itself, with all its setbacks, trade-offs, partial victories and second chances, was the ideal that allowed all other ideals to be pursued.
Diamond can be optimistic because he compares the present, with all of its setbacks, to 1974, when he was a student leader during the protests against the Vietnam War.
But we're here to tell you, and we hope you take this to heart: Life, with all its challenges, setbacks, absurdities and tragedies, can still be beautiful and fulfilling.
Hawkins' journey, complete with all its triumphs and setbacks, is chronicled in the Desert Lighthouse Trilogy, three separate exhibitions that are each an in-depth look at the different stages of the project, from the destruction, reconstruction, and finally, inauguration of the new lighthouse.
With all this learning by doing, setbacks will be inevitable.
But the added benefit does come with its own setbacks, specifically from a security standpoint.
The design phase proceeded slowly, with its share of setbacks.
It has grown with time, with each new diagnosis, with setbacks and with each new achievement.
Chronicling all his setbacks with the Browns, he said, "would be better suited for a book".
It's always difficult to deal with human setbacks, especially with the family.
Faced with setbacks in its core territories, ISIL refocused its efforts on using international networks of militants to carry out attacks around the world.
