Word: setback
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...This is a serious setback for the community," David Sullivan added. "The Summer Rd. case has become a symbol of neighborhood attempts to resist Harvard's expansion," he said...
...readings and the Lord's Prayer in the classroom. Last week the court spoke again on this fundamental issue, ruling that Kentucky's general assembly had gone too far in ordering the posting of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms across the state. The decision is another setback for Americans who want more teaching of moral values in the schools, but it comes at a time when there is growing governmental support for their position. As a result, constitutional scholars expect a major confrontation between the bench and the other two branches...
After Yale's initial setback, the Elis picked up the new rules for the game and went on to beat the Crimson in 21 of the next 28 games. Yale still leads in the series with 52 wins to Harvard's 36 (they have tied eight times), but after 1900, things have been much more even. 1875-76 Harvard, 4-0 1876-77 Yale, 1-0 1878 Yale, 1-0 1879 Tie, 0-0 1880 Yale, 1-0 1881* Yale, 0-0 1882 Yale, 1-0 1883 Yale, 23-2 1884 Yale, 52-0 1886 Yale, 29-4 1887 Yale...
Carter's defeat represents a setback for the Democratic Party in the short run, certainly, and Reagan's election presents troubling prospects for the next four years. But 1980 offers, with bitter finality, a vital lesson for Democratic leaders as the party regroups for the next decade: that for the Democratic Party to get out its voters and mobilize its power, it must take Democratic stands and nominate Democratic candidates. For future reference, this means that the party's presidential nominee should not support the use of unemployment to combat inflation, should not support a foreign policy of military intervention...
...announcement set off some sniping among Episcopalians about "stealing other people's sheep." A number regarded the decision as a setback in the negotiations to bring the Anglican and Roman churches together again; Rome had not consulted much with the Anglican or the Episcopal Church on the issue. But, said an Anglican spokesman in London: "I don't see any unusual ecumenical problems being created...