Word: set-back
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...response from Rome may have left Bishop Gregory in an awkward position, but he chose on Friday to take a positive view. "He's not interpreting this as a set-back," Appleby said of Gregory. "He's shrewd to set the tone that we are moving forward; that this is a step in the right direction toward refining, clarifying and formally implementing the Dallas charter." But it remains to be seen whether that's how Rome understands the next step...
Feltman agrees that the house had become integral to the group, but he’s trying to have a positive outlook on the situation. “The loss of the house is a set-back for the fraternity overall, but the benefit that it has is that it forces the guys to think about why they’re in a fraternity,” he says. “They’re struggling, but they’re coming up with some great answers...
According to Christopher R. Coyne '99, the teameven applied for a Undergraduate Council grant for$16,000 to purchase a nuclear Nerf bomb. Theirapplication was denied. Yet the team is confidentthat, despite the fiscal set-back, at the end ofthe day they will reign victorious...
...Jacobson's colleagues said it is a clear set-back for Harvard...
...court's ruling is a major set-back for the state's libel law, which dates back to 1828. Under the law, even in cases where printed material is truthful, the publishers can be held liable if "actual malice" is demonstrated...