Word: setbacks
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...Bush administration might have suffered a setback at the U.N. last week, when talks deadlocked over ousting Saddam, but it got a boost for another sought-after regime change in the Middle East. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat announced last week that he will begin to ease his grip on power by appointing a Prime Minister. Why did Arafat suddenly accede to a demand that the Israelis--who say they can no longer work with Arafat--and the U.S. have been making for months? It may be the looming war with Iraq. U.S. and Palestinian officials tell TIME that Arafat fears...
...Crimson quickly overcame the setback, once again taking an early lead against New York Athletic Club (NYAC...
...Close ones hurt the most,” Traugott said. “We are going to have to get past this setback and translate the emotion and disappointment that everyone felt into positive reinvigoration in training...
...coming to a Royal Society meeting in May 1952; it would be tougher to refuse him in person. As Pauling was preparing to board a plane in New York, however, the U.S. government seized his passport, citing what they considered his dangerous left-wing political views. While that setback might delay Pauling, Watson and Crick knew it would not stop...
...absence of Harvey will be a major setback for a Harvard team that has already been struggling in recent weeks. The Crimson has dropped four of its first six league games, seriously darkening its chances at competing for an Ivy title...