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    set back

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    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo cost someone, often a large amount
    Losing his job was a real set back for Kyle
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo cause a delay in scheduling
    The late shipment set back the project by a week
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo place things back in their original position
    Steve set back the photo where he found it

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    Why Americans Can’t Find Starter Homes

    10:58Why Americans Can’t Find Starter Homes
    • They can also specify how far a structure is set back from the property line, how tall it is or how many units are on site.

      They can also specify how far a structure is set back from the property line, how tall it is or how many units are on site.

    • They can also specify how far a structure is set back from the property line, how tall it is, or how many units are on site.

      They can also specify how far a structure is set back from the property line, how tall it is, or how many units are on site.

    B1

    How The Avengers: Age of Ultron Should Have Ended - Part Two

    04:16How The Avengers: Age of Ultron Should Have Ended - Part Two
    • More like the"Minor Set Back" of Ultron.

      More like the"Minor Set Back" of Ultron.

    A2

    Why New York's Skyline Has a Distinct Look

    04:22Why New York's Skyline Has a Distinct Look
    • A building could gain extra height, however, if it were set back from the street.

      A building could gain extra height, however, if it were set back from the street.

    • In a one-and-a-half district, a building could rise another three feet for each foot that it was set back from the street.

      In a one-and-a-half district, a building could rise another three feet for each foot that it was set back from the street.

    B2

    Ellen Meets Las Vegas Survivors Jesus Campos and Stephen Schuck

    08:35Ellen Meets Las Vegas Survivors Jesus Campos and Stephen Schuck
    • And the doors are set back, as you can see in that, about a foot.

      And the doors are set back, as you can see in that, about a foot.

    • And the doors are set back, as you

      And the doors are set back, as you

    A2

    Cristiano Ronaldo - Never Give Up - 2013 - HD

    03:22Cristiano Ronaldo - Never Give Up - 2013 - HD
    • the wall. So no matter how great the set-back, how severe

      the wall. So no matter how great the set-back, how severe

    A2

    Uncle Roger Start A Restaurant... And Break World Record

    17:38Uncle Roger Start A Restaurant... And Break World Record
    • So uncle roger the record to beat was 18, which was set back in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 2022

      So uncle roger the record to beat was 18, which was set back in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 2022

    • So Uncle Roger, the record to beat was 18, which was set back in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 2022.

      So Uncle Roger, the record to beat was 18, which was set back in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 2022.

    B1

    Former Defense Secretary Esper says administration 'made the right call' on Iran strikes

    10:12Former Defense Secretary Esper says administration 'made the right call' on Iran strikes
    • We had set back a considerable amount of time, their nuclear enrichment process, their industry.

      We had set back a considerable amount of time, their nuclear enrichment process, their industry.

    • We had set back a considerable amount of time, their nuclear enrichment process, their industry.

      We had set back a considerable amount of time, their nuclear enrichment process, their industry.

    B1

    Trump doesn't have many options on Iran: NIAC chairman

    04:07Trump doesn't have many options on Iran: NIAC chairman
    • But everything that has happened so far in this war I think has set back hopes that there was potential for positive change.

      But everything that has happened so far in this war I think has set back hopes that there was potential for positive change.

    • But everything that has happened so far in this war I think has set back hopes that there was potential for positive change.

      But everything that has happened so far in this war I think has set back hopes that there was potential for positive change.

    B1

    What I'm Doing With My Free Time During Quarantine

    04:34What I'm Doing With My Free Time During Quarantine
    • They'll survive but will be set back significantly in terms of their finances.

      They'll survive but will be set back significantly in terms of their finances.

    • They'll survive, but will be set back significantly in terms of their finances.

      They'll survive, but will be set back significantly in terms of their finances.

    A2

    Iran war hikes US costs of mortgages, flights, groceries & more

    10:53Iran war hikes US costs of mortgages, flights, groceries & more
    • People who are hoping to buy a home may be set back by the climbing mortgage rates.

      People who are hoping to buy a home may be set back by the climbing mortgage rates.

    • People who are hoping to buy a home may be set back by the climbing mortgage rates.

      People who are hoping to buy a home may be set back by the climbing mortgage rates.

    B1