economic setback
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicandsetback
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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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 ofeconomicandsetbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The energy shortage and the massive oil price increases of 1979 and 1980 have produced a bittereconomicsetbackfor most developing countries.
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They have had to be postponed on account of thiseconomicsetback.
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Furthermore, these sums represent a useful cushion against any futureeconomicsetback.
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It is natural that the feeling of economic nationalism that we have in times of severe recession andeconomicsetbackwill fade away as things get back more to normal.
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Unfortunately, the label suffered a majoreconomicsetbackand was not able to release the album.
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In 1804, another serious fire along the citys waterfront destroyed some 300 buildings and the city experienced a seriouseconomicsetback.
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While most countries experienced major economic setbacks in the immediate aftermath of the 1982 debt crisis, some pulled out of the crisis relatively rapidly.
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Although economic setbacks are not so spectacular or sympathy-inspiring, they, too, may have a vital effect upon the communities affected.
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The public have been unprepared for economic setbacks.
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One of the reasons for our critical situation is a succession of economic setbacks over a large number of years.
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Any underspend beneath what later turns out to be the right level will be paid for tenfold in human suffering and economic setbacks.
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There has been an exodus from inner cities, driven by a lack of confidence in schools, fear of crime, an unhealthy environment, economic setbacks—such as loss of industry—and poor housing.
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The land-based companies, during the long negotiation process, have suffered a series of economic setbacks that have led to employment rationalisations and redundancies, leading to considerable losses.
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Construction ended in 1974 on the $16 million project, but the namesake suffered economic setbacks and did not move into the building, leaving it nameless.
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For this reason, a shade covered coffee plantation may survive economic setbacks by the farmer where an unshaded plantation would not.
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Despite economic setbacks, advances in industrial technology continued throughout the last years of the 19th and into the 20th century.
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