Sentences with phrase «series of setbacks»

Although they have been dealt their own series of setbacks, they pay little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps not far from their home.

In that time, Gilliam has faced a Job - like series of setbacks on the film, from flash floods to sick actors to dead actors to some «Portuguese chap» who...

Remember when Natural Sweet Recipes had a small series of setbacks and site crashes?

«With an incredible start to the year in training, and very promising early season form, I have had a difficult series of setbacks as the season progressed.

Florida — Once a leading proponent of the Common Core, the state has experienced a substantial series of setbacks in the past year.

But in this unpredictable summer for cryptocurrencies, Ethereum has also suffered from a large series of setbacks.

The Pratt & Whitney unit, which has faced a series of setbacks with its geared turbofan engine, halted deliveries for the Airbus A320neo for almost a month earlier this year after discovering a new problem.

It is the latest in a series of setbacks for 1MDB, which has been offloading assets to cut a debt load that ballooned to more than $ 11 billion by 2015.

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

But a series of setbacks have left Tesla far behind schedule in turning out the Model 3 — for which nearly 400,000 prospective buyers have already put down $ 1,000 deposits — and it is taking some extraordinary measures to turn things around.

Speculation the takeover would not be completed has been fired up by a series of setbacks, including early concerns about capital gains tax owed to the government of Sierra Leone by Sierra Rutile shareholders, an extended review by German anti-trust regulators, and then last week the revelation of «geotechnical risks» at the target's tailings dams.

Mr. Cox has been openly seeking the post for months, arguing that the party needed a change of direction after a series of setbacks.

The demise of the Menendez case is the latest in a series of setbacks for prosecutors in public corruption cases.

The EDL, which once looked set to become a dangerous new force on the streets, has in the past couple of years suffered a series of setbacks including the departure of charismatic leader Stephen Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson.

Mr. de Blasio has endured a series of setbacks and slip - ups during the past few months, including a bruising public relations war with Uber.

Despite the high stakes, the GOP is optimistic about their chances — especially after Democrats suffered a series of setbacks, as viable candidates were prevented from running or dropped out of the race.

Cuomo has been widely mentioned by commentators as a possible candidate for president if Clinton doesn't run, but a series of setbacks, including the investigation by US Attorney Preet Bharara into the governor's closing of the Moreland panel on corruption, as well as Cuomo's disappointing showing in last year's gubernatorial primary, has cut into his standing.

After a series of setbacks, he received some welcome news in the form of a million pound donation to the Labour party from the Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

But the death of RES is the latest in a series of setbacks that have watered down President Barack Obama goals this year to transform the U.S. energy system.

The decision is also the latest in a series of setbacks for projects in the Arctic trying to find oil and gas deposits estimated at 20 percent of the world's undiscovered resources.

But a series of setbacks has taken the shine off, and many researchers now doubt it will ever live up to its early promise.

In January 2013, the star News; World; Europe; Defend Europe: Far - right ship stopping refugees ends its mission after a series of setbacks

After a series of setbacks, he meets grizzled mountain veteran Bear Claws (Will Geer), who teaches him how to survive.

The loss of its third attached director is only the latest in a series of setbacks for the Gambit movie.

A third, concluding installment was naturally planned but a series of setbacks have seen the release date of How To Train Your Dragon 3 slide from June 2016 to March 2019, although the delay has been caused more by corporate issues than creative ones.

Meghan Markle received a series of setbacks when she first tried to make it as an actress and was told she was «not thin enough» and «not pretty...

After scoring a number of clean political wins over the de Blasio administration early in the mayor's term, Moskowitz and her pro-charter allies at Families for Excellent Schools have more recently absorbed a series of setbacks, from an attempt to re-negotiate a pre-Kindergarten contract to an ongoing but little - noticed dispute over school space for Success middle schoolers.

Samsung, it must be said is not the usual flamboyant self in the tablet scene ever since the series of setbacks it received in its court battle with Apple.

The Society was at a crossroads back then and its future uncertain after a series of setbacks in negotiations with government agencies on adopting humane practices for the management of community cats.

Five years later, having experienced a series of setbacks that continue to tarnish its image as a vacation destination, Egypt still hasn't fully recovered; its international tourist arrivals were still below 10 million last year.

CHIU, WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED as director of the Asia Society in New York, has spent the last year reconstituting the Hirshhorn, which had endured a series of setbacks involving its finances, leadership and programming direction.

In 1948, after a series of setbacks — colon cancer, a bad car accident, earlier news that his wife was having an affair with Roberto Matta, and the family's abandonment — Gorky hanged himself in a shed on their Sherman, Connecticut, property.

But it was only the latest in a series of setbacks for climate legislation.

But a series of setbacks — including engineering errors and the bankruptcy of its first financial backer — saw the deadline repeatedly extended.

Peter Henning of White Collar Crime Prof Blog summarizes a series of setbacks and embarrassments for federal prosecutors during the past few weeks — and also raises the tantalizing question about whether individual prosecutors who took the questionable action bear responsibility when they merely carried out office policy.

It's the latest news in what seems to be a series of setbacks for the company which hopes to challenge Tesla with its own high performance electric car.

The cryptocurrency market has been taking a series of setbacks, but specially in India.

Despite these series of setbacks, the CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, Richard Yu, told CNET that Huawei isn't pulling out of the US.

Those who claim they have health problems caused by electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have received a series of setbacks in recent months, according to Electromagnetic Field Litigation Reporter.