Domestic setback.

With all the good and bad points of their race, too methodical and at the same time easily depressed by a severe setback, they are still the most cultivated people on earth.

The Japanese penetration of Manchuria then proceeded stage by stage, not without occasional setbacks, until she had occupied the whole of Manchuria from 1932 to 1945.

There was another on the part of the Ceretani in Spain, and they were subjugated by Calvinus after he had had some little preliminary successes and also a preliminary setback; this last was occasioned by his lieutenant, who was ambuscaded by the barbarians and deserted by his soldiers.

Antony after his unexpected setback took refuge in his fleet and prepared to have a combat on the water, or in any case to sail to Spain.

[Footnote: See The Coup d'Etat.] Despite temporary setbacks, however, the advance of the power of the people in 1848 had been enormous.

The net result was a tremendous setback for the Germans, who paid an awful price.

While in the central provinces the T'ai P'ing rebellion was raging, China was suffering grave setbacks owing to the Lorcha War of 1856; and there were also great and serious risings in other parts of the country.