financial setback

collocation in English

meaningsoffinancialandsetback

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financial
adjective
uk
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/us
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
relating to money or how money ...
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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 offinancialandsetbackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Third, there are the difficult and sometimes controversial cases where important concerns suffer a severefinancialsetback.
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The company suffered a majorfinancialsetbackin 1932, when a fire swept through its research and development laboratories.
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Despite this, the company suffered a significantfinancialsetbackin 1988.
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After she suffered a seriousfinancialsetbackduring the early 2000s recession, she made a career of her advocacy for the film.
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She suffered another seriousfinancialsetbackin 1835 when she lost most of her life savings, about 300, in a bad investment.
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No one was seriously injured, but caused the fledgling company a seriousfinancialsetback, which operated in the red until 1905.
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Pitt suffered a massivefinancialsetbackduring the financial crisis of 1890, during which he declared bankruptcy.
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Carmen had recovered from afinancialsetbackwith the family farm - bankruptcy - in the 1980s.
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Despite the financial setbacks occasioned by the war, it was the single most important impetus to reform to date.
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My experience is that if many firms did not do conveyancing they would suffer enormous financial setbacks and would probably go out of business.
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Flood defences in the south-west have been weakened by a number of financial setbacks in recent years.
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After expanding rapidly until around 1815, his business experienced some financial setbacks.
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Because of financial setbacks during his childhood, the family lived in rugged conditions, having no electricity, toilet or bathtub.
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These financial setbacks prevent needed improvements in the countries general infrastructure, such as education, public health, and water and sanitation systems.
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Throughout the series, the ladies tackle financial setbacks, family issues, and the pressures of jump-starting their lives.
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She had collected material for sixth and seventh volumes, but financial setbacks caused her to delay publication.
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Her family moved several times during her early years due to financial setbacks.
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Overcoming numerous financial setbacks throughout his lifetime, he remained a successful industrialist.
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