Word: setbacks
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...status quo, hooks sees Thomas as "fundamentally allied with...the interests of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy." To hooks, Thomas' being Black does not in itself make his appointment to the Supreme Court a triumph--rather, his complicity in a racist, sexist power structure makes the appointment a setback for those interested in real social change...
...press conferences explaining live the blow by blow of battle. To the U.S. public, these unforgettable images made the gulf war the most reported conflict in memory. But journalists, aware that enterprise was thwarted and that news organs served mainly as conduits for government, regard the war as a setback for press freedom and thus for holding bureaucrats accountable...
...treaty's ratification in its own referendum three weeks ago. Had Ireland also opposed the Maastricht pact, it almost surely would have been dead, and the Community's greater integration, including the creation of a single European currency and common foreign and defense policies, would have suffered a setback that would have taken years to rebuild...
After the setback at Loyola, Harvard spent time in practice working on its attack. It gutted out close wins over Cornell and Vermont. All seemed in order for another national championship...
...Crimson (12-8) entered the tournament seeded fifth, but victories over Bucknell, Brown and Princeton moved Harvard within sight of a second place finish and a trip to the national tournament. An expected setback to Slippery Rock Pushed the Crimson into a battle for second against the Terrapins...