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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
April 09, 2009

setback

Setback

setback (noun) -  a problem, something that happens that delays achieving your goal

suffer a setback

a temporary setback
unexpected setback

a career setback

How did we acquire this tendency to feel hopeless in the face of a career setback ?

Have you ever had a setback that you had to explain to the kids?

If only she could muster up the courage to overcome a minor setback

a major setback
a minor setback

It's a huge setback

recover from the setback

the latest heartbreaking setback
suffer a terrible setback

my company suffered a terrible setback when a tornado damaged our distribution center

the nation's current economic difficulties are just another temporary cyclical setback

a setback in negotiations
a very severe setback for negotiations 

a long-term setback
a short-term setback

what happens if he aggravates the wrist and incurs a long-term setback?
the latest setback for the team

despite the setback they carried on with their work

the recent slide is a setback for a bank widely regarded as one of the best in the business

once again suffer a setback

overcome a setback

one little setback after another

Another disconcerting setback

The setback deals a blow to Airbus' hopes

they fear a setback in their efforts to gain the confidence of these groups

dealt another stinging setback

a medical setback

The ruling marks a substantial setback for the Bush administration

the diversity preserved in the cabrucas suffered a severe setback following the crash of the region's cocoa-driven economy in the late 1980s and 1990s

electoral fraud in Kenya delivered another abrupt and violent setback

What was it like for you to once again have a setback?

globalization looks more like a setback than progress

 suffered setback after setback

this is a real setback

it became a complicated setback

inspired by a setback

suffered a severe setback following the crash of the region's cocoa-driven economy in the late 1980s and 1990s

His personal life suffered a bit of a setback when he filed for divorce from his third wife




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