Collocations with setback
These are words often used in combination with setback.
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economic setback
The energy shortage and the massive oil price increases of 1979 and 1980 have produced a bitter economic setback for most developing countries.
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financial setback
Third, there are the difficult and sometimes controversial cases where important concerns suffer a severe financial setback.
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initial setback
After an initial setback, the export market is now improving.
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major setback
The first major setback occurred on the western front.
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minor setback
Despite minor setbacks, the meeting was a huge success.
serious setback
But financial support for public sector agricultural research has suffered a serious setback since the 1980s in both developed and developing countries.
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severe setback
It will be a most severe setback to all that this country can achieve in science and learning.
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temporary setback
This would be so because more patience would imply that he valued the prospects of future improvements higher than the temporary setback he will have to suffer.
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past simple and past participle of overwhelm
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