initial setback

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandsetback

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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setback
noun[C]
uk
/ˈset.bæk/us
/ˈset.bæk/
something that happens that delays or prevents a process ...
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(Definition ofinitialandsetbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After aninitialsetback, the export market is now improving.
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We have also seen that a citizen force, even after aninitialsetback, is capable of rapid mobilisation into an effective instrument of war.
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The effect of an earlier date would have been to increase the severity of theinitialsetbackin staff standards and also to prolong its duration.
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Despite theinitialsetback, he went on to win 39 professional fights, with 14 losses and three draws.
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Despite thisinitialsetbackhe rose to a distinguished career.
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This was aninitialsetback.
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Aninitialsetback, or lapse, may either translate into a return to the previous problematic behavior, known as relapse, or into the individual turning again towards positive change, called prolapse.
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For those who were successful and who adapted to colonial life despite initial setbacks, the freedom and independence they experienced often compensated for being away from home.
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Despite initial setbacks, he went on to be awarded 11 gold and one platinum record for sales of his albums.
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Despite initial setbacks both in funding for the hospital and finding an acceptable site.
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After initial setbacks, the congregation grew from 300 to 2,200 members in his 30 years of ministry.
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However, the aircraft has sold well thus overcoming the initial setbacks.
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Despite initial setbacks and criticism, by 2009 the project had a legacy of success.
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After initial setbacks, she responded well.
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