8 sentences with “setbacks”

Meanwhile, as the Spanish "ulcer" continued to fester, Napoleon faced other setbacks of his own design.

I remember all the patients with whom I have had setbacks. Nowadays, I never start an operation without thinking of Marco, the Italian boy who can no longer ski.

It is quite possible that, despite this victory, the Greeks would still have been overwhelmed by the Persians had it not been for the setbacks in Persia and its empire.

In many ways, the First World War was what really ended the 19th century. It undermined the faith in progress that had grown, despite all its setbacks, throughout the 19th century among many, perhaps most, Europeans.

Despite these setbacks, for many, World War II seemed to be over within a year: Germany controlled Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Belgium, all within nine months of the initial attack on Poland.

By the time he united the Mongols under his rule, he had already overcome numerous setbacks and betrayals, described years later in an important history commissioned by the Mongol rulers, the Secret History of the Mongols.

Despite the setbacks discussed below, Napoleon's forces continued to dominate continental Europe until 1813; attempts by the Prussians and, to a lesser extent, the Austrians to regain the initiative always failed thanks to French military dominance.

The most effective support provided by Italy or Germany came from the German air force, the Luftwaffe, which used Spain as a training ground for real targets. The Loyalists had no means to fight the planes, so they suffered constant defeats and setbacks from German bombing raids.