Word: setbacks
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...years, while British governments have come and gone. London has staunchly kept the Labor Party in local office. Last week, in a stunning setback for Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Londoners turned out the Laborite majority in the Greater London Council and voted in the Tories...
Bruce LoPucki, at number one, was dealt the most shocking setback, a four and two loss to Mike Corbett. LoPucki, a former USGA Junior semifinalist, had been shooting in the middle 70's most of the season and had only dropped one other match - to Navy, one of the bast in the East...
...another $3,300,000 a year for purses. When the state assembly adjourned without even reporting it out of committee, the horsemen struck. For some, struggling to get their horses ready for big stakes such as the Kentucky Derby, only four weeks away, the boycott was a severe training setback. But horsemen insisted that the principle was worth the price. Said Johnny Nerud, who trains two top Derby prospects: "The people up in Albany will learn that we are not running an illegal crap game in a circus tent but a big business...
...withdraw into narrow circles engaging in non-political activities (recreation, entertainment, and the like). In terms of the political socialization process in the communist countries, the persistence of youth and student attitudes other than those of the "young enthusiasts" in the first group mentioned above can be considered a setback to the regime. This forthright recognition by the Yugoslavs of the fact that the majority of their students do not measure up to the "ideal" is in itself a commentary on the changing nature of the Yugoslav regime...
...Baumgartner said yesterday that she regretted O'Rourke's decision not to come to Cambridge. However, she was optimistic that the overall plan to improve the city's health services would survive the setback. "The basic plan is a very sound one, which is, as far as I can tell, backed by major health groups," she declared...