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Example sentences for: setback

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The NYT says that Gore outpolled Bill Bradley 63 percent to 35 percent, adding that this result was a "setback" for Bradley, "who had campaigned aggressively."
It said Clinton's credibility abroad has suffered a very serious setback, not only because of the Senate decision but also because of "the Pakistani military ignoring US advice on restoring the democratic process in their country."
He retreated as philosophically as he could, although he described his reaction to the setback in rather less elegant language.
The Wall Street Journal spun it as a setback for the Federal Elections Commission and a possible boon to special-interest groups.
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.