The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.

天气恶劣，建筑计划延误了几个星期。

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There is no certainty, moreover, about how far military strikes can set back the nuclear programme, if at all.

除此之外，军事打击若能使伊朗核计划倒退，其具体将倒退到何种程度，依旧没有定论。

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At worst an Israeli mission might fail altogether, at best an American one could, it is said, set back the programme a decade (see article).

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Richard Hampshire, warden at Top Hill Low Nature Reserve, said the winter had set back the breeding programme.

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Ministers were concerned the programme was being held back because groups coming forward to set up free schools could not find suitable premises where there was permission to have a school.

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