"I never saw a professional setback," recalled one of his former partners at the Rose law firm.

She had personal and professional setbacks but at the time of her death in April 1975, she was firmly back on top again.

But despite those professional setbacks, Holmes did hit an admirable personal milestone.

After returning in 1791 to England he encountered personal and professional setbacks that led him to leave the country.

If you have a successful marriage, it doesn't matter how many professional setbacks you endure, you will be reasonably happy.

His death came in 1959, after a run of professional setbacks.

The defeat is a severe professional setback to the District Attorney's office, which has lost a string of high-profile cases in recent years.

Tomlin met this professional setback by organizing his own swing band in 1938.

After the war, she suffered both personal and professional setbacks.

Be aware and sympathetic to the feelings of your adult child, who may be facing professional or personal setbacks.