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Meanings of serious setback in English

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Usage of serious setback in English
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Meanwhile, UPS's European and Asian ambitions have been dealt a serious setback.
Reuters
2
Tiger Woods's return to top-level golf has suffered another serious setback.
The Guardian
3
Stewart alone kept the business of cattle-raising from a serious setback.
The Light of the Western Stars
4
The process of building a country ruled by law has suffered a serious setback.
The Guardian
5
By extension, his eluding of American-style justice will be seen as a serious setback.
The Irish Times
6
That means a serious setback to my political progress; means perhaps my political ruin.
Unleavened Bread
7
By any objective assessment it must be adjudged a serious setback for Mr Jeffrey Donaldson.
The Irish Times
8
It was a serious setback to the efforts of Mr Moon to engage the North.
News.com.au
9
Environmentalists said the decision to delay action on the broad climate legislation represented a serious setback.
Reuters
10
Environmentalists said the decision to delay action on the broad climate legislation marked a serious setback.
Reuters
11
It is a step in the wrong direction and a serious setback to democracy, he said.
Reuters
12
We have suffered a serious setback in Hawaii.
The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Radio Addresse...
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For Woods, not least in terms of public perception, this is nothing other than a serious setback.
The Irish Times
14
In Alabama, the spill poses a serious setback to efforts to enhance oysteries and other marine resources.
Reuters
15
You might have suffered a serious setback.
In for a penny
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It was a serious setback to him.
The Turtles of Tasman
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare