Word: setbacks
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...shocking setback for Ivy League football, neither Harvard wide receiver Carl Morris nor offensive lineman Jamil Soriano was selected in this weekend’s NFL draft...
...Crimson, Hendricks’ injury is a major setback. The 6’3 senior leads the team in batting average (.387) and RBIs (29) and has been the team’s most reliable starting pitcher with a 2-1 record and a 2.86 ERA. The next two weekends constitute the remainder of the regular season...
...hours after the U.S. Marines helped pull down Saddam's statue in Firdos Square in Baghdad. At the Mosque of Ali in Najaf, a gang murdered Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Khoei, the son of the late Grand Ayatullah Abolkassem al-Khoei. The killing was an immense setback for the U.S., since al-Khoei was a moderate who had been courted to play a crucial role in encouraging Iraq's Shiites to cooperate with Washington's nation-building plans. The killers appeared to be supporters of Moktada al Sadr, the young, power-seeking son of the late Ayatullah Muhammad Sadiq...
...junior tandem of co-captain David Lingman and Mark Riddell easily prevailed 8-1 in the No. 2 spot, while junior Chris Chiou and sophomore Jonathan Chu handed their opponents an 8-5 setback in the top spot...
...surrender, inspire civilians across the country to rise against the regime and defuse global opposition to the U.S. campaign. Iraqis may yet exhibit gratitude, but the "rose petal and rice" scenario hasn't materialized yet. This doesn't hurt too much on the battlefield, but it is a real setback in the political arena...