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Example sentences for: setback

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Ponce de León also suffered another setback.
The NYT lead on the fast track fizzle calls it the most severe legislative setback for Clinton since his national health care plan died, and the paper reports that many on Capitol Hill are saying that it marks the beginning of Clinton's lame-duck status.
Mother Teresa suffered a near-fatal heart attack, checked into the hospital for the fourth time this year, received an emergency angioplasty, staged a surprising recovery (attributed by doctors to her "spiritual strength"), suffered another setback, then improved slightly, but remained in critical condition with chronic lung and kidney trouble.
Because the mayor is a staunch ally of the country's rather d,tente-oriented leader, Mohammed Khatami, the harsh sentence is viewed, explains the paper, as a setback to Iran's incipient liberalization.
The WP notes the "almost funereal somberness" of most world leaders who see Clinton's troubles as yet another setback in an already difficult summer.