Word: setbacks
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Japan: land of the rising yen, unstoppable economic growth and perpetual bullishness. That was the image that emerged in the 1980s, as Japan's financial juggernaut rolled forward with seldom a pause or a setback. The most striking symbol was Tokyo's stock market, which consistently scaled heights that seemed unattainable by any global standard. Property values rose astronomically, yet inflation was virtually nonexistent. The money machine kept churning, as if powered by some magic force, difficult to fathom and nearly invulnerable to financial stresses and strains in the rest of the world...
...decision was a personal victory for Maria-Kelly Yniguez, the state insurance-claims manager who, fearing retribution if she spoke Spanish to co- workers or claimants, originally filed the lawsuit. The court's action presents the official English movement with its first major judicial setback -- one that, opponents hope, may inspire other challenges elsewhere. Sixteen states have laws on their books designating English in some way as the official language...
...move to repeal represents a major setback to supporters of the Gay Rights Act, who lobbied for 17 years to force the state to adopt legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...
...even with this recent setback, Zhao said he is confident that democracy will ultimately win out in China...
...engaged foreign troops since 1815, when Napoleon's army withdrew after a 17-year occupation. As a result of Switzerland's extraordinary military preparedness, no aggressor since then has seen fit to challenge its control of the mountain passes. Last week, however, the Swiss army suffered a rare setback -- not in battle, but at the polls...