It was already the eighth time this season they have followed an embarrassing or excruciating setback with a victory.

Having his public request turned down flat was an embarrassing setback that he said would be "received negatively" in Pakistan.

It was an embarrassing legal setback for the Government.

The failure of the rebel leader to appear today was seen by many as an embarrassing setback for the President.

While the Mets try to rebuild themselves on the field, they continue to have embarrassing setbacks off it.

The agreement is an embarrassing setback for the union's efforts to show that the teamsters have rid themselves of corruption.

This was regarded as an embarrassing setback, and led the Federation to adopt a more cautious approach in subsequent years.

The failure of the attack was an embarrassing setback to the French.

The Union naval command was mortified by the embarrassing setback.

America Online, one of the big success stories in cyberspace, has certainly suffered some embarrassing setbacks lately.