Could the Cypriot setback catalyze a fresh start?

Accepting a Cuban exception would represent an enormous setback.

But, with every setback, we learn.

Any time you build something, there is always a chance of a setback.

The events of 11 September 2001 represented a setback for human rights.

Yet America s European allies administered Obama s first setback.

Unfortunately, the past ten years have witnessed a painful setback in many areas.

Unfortunately, this new but overdue initiative suffered a temporary setback in the General Committee.

The marriage suffered a setback in 1965, when the husband was killed by the wife.

But a mere two days after its creation, the embryonic Council suffered its first big setback.

This setback is a cause for concern it means a prolongation of the long armed confrontation in Guatemala.

14. The CSCE negotiating process will continue despite this undoubted setback.

This may be the biggest setback for the British since Dunkirk.

Such a decision would be a serious setback to the movement to end impunity for the most serious crimes.

Yet it also constitutes a major setback and challenge of an institutional, political, and even psychological nature.

24. In Western Asia, the Persian Gulf crisis was a setback at the beginning of the decade.

After each setback it committed itself to solemn agreements, multilaterally or bilaterally.

The decisions taken by the Government in Belgrade is a further setback in its relations with the CSCE.

South Africa views this unilateral conclusion as a major setback and a stumbling block in commencing negotiations on a fissile material treaty.

That would be a severe setback for the EU for the British, blundering through history, it would be a veritable disaster.

That a pan Islamic discourse has now replaced the cause of pan Arabism is a major setback for moderate Arab regimes.

Any such case would be a serious setback for the Treaty and a huge threat to the entire global security system.

Unfortunately, the hopes for non proliferation in South Asia received a serious setback when India exploded a nuclear bomb in 1974.

The very rise of that specter over the past two years has been a setback for Africa s democratic development.

The Kosovo Albanians who want to enter that status process have understood that violence will be a major setback.

The coup d apos état of September 1991 had certainly been a setback for the emerging Haitian democratic system.

This setback forced MINUGUA and others to re examine strategies for promoting accords implementation.

95. In contrast, the peace process suffered a dramatic setback in Angola, where some 95,000 persons have already returned spontaneously.

Finally, there are those who would view a North Korean collapse as a boon to US strategic interests and a setback for Chinese interests.

Was the global financial crisis a harsh but transitory setback to advanced country growth, or did it expose a deeper long term malaise?

The regime s propaganda machine is already portraying the Istanbul talks as a triumph for the Islamic Republic and a setback for the West.

In January, the Islamist dominated parliament adopted a decree lowering the age of marriage for girls from 18 to 16, a major setback.

Despite the recent setback, banks presence in foreign markets today is much greater overall than it was a few years ago.

We are all fully aware that this disaster will be a serious setback for the development efforts of the Egyptian Government.

The loss of soft power implied by rejection of further enlargement would be a setback for Europe, the Balkans, and international stability.

The investigation thus suffered a setback as further information on this and other related cases could not be received from Mr. Nahvi.

The situation in Afghanistan, particularly in Kabul, resulted in a major setback to the ongoing FAO programmes and slowed down future programme development.

We've little enough to boast about, sir, but the world hasn't come to an end just because we've run into a little setback.

The detonation of nuclear weapons represents a setback to the efforts to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, the conclusion of which Argentina firmly supports.

The events of November 2004 were a serious setback to the prospects for peace and further undermined the level of trust between the parties.

This would not only jeopardize the confidence building measures, but would also be a serious setback for the effort to reach an overall settlement.

The outbreak of renewed hostilities in the capital on the first day of 1994, with a new set of alliances, was a serious setback to this process.

It is also good news for the Obama administration, which had feared a regional setback soon after Obama s historic address in Cairo on June 4.

We regard the hasty adoption of resolution 943 (1994) as a major setback to international efforts to secure peace with justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

So, while Chin s decision is a temporary setback on the way to a universal library, it provides an opportunity to reconsider how the dream can best be realized.