minor setback

collocation in English

meaningsofminorandsetback

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minor
adjective
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nər/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the ...
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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 ofminorandsetbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Replacing dead gang members is easy, however, making it usually just aminorsetback.
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Furthermore, human cloning (together with techniques for storing memories), has made death only aminorsetbackfor autoduelists who can afford the procedure.
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Despite thisminorsetbackthe service quickly became popular with the public and was well patronised.
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Early in this bombardment, the allied fleet received aminorsetbackafter local fishermen moved various buoys that marked water depth.
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This was all in all aminorsetbackin the very complicated evolution of the project which goes as far back as 1997.
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On his retreat to the moon, he considered the failure nothing more than aminorsetbackand decided to stay.
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Aminorsetbackoccurs when a couple records their sessions with her, giving false information, and publishes them without her consent.
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What could have been a serious injury was only aminorsetbackfor him.
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In any case, this was only aminorsetbackto his career, and it had a compensation in that it did allow him to travel.
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Hontiveros jump to the next level college basketball suffered aminorsetbackwhen he ended his senior high school year with an injury.
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For example, aminorsetbackmight result from a minor injury.
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The findings showed that when professionals made even the slightest step forward on a project, their day was good; however, aminorsetbackresulted in a bad day.
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Alexander encountered aminorsetbackin the fourth inning.
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Atkinson called the ruling aminorsetbackand indicated he and his government intended to appeal the ruling or amend the legislation.
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That figure has now risen fairly steadily, apart from one or two minor setbacks, until at present there are 1,069 full-time equivalent dental officers in the school dental service.
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Despite the minor setbacks, the tour was one of the most anticipated tours of 2001.
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Despite minor setbacks, the meeting was a huge success.
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