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The setback is severe enough that Ford will likely flag potential implications to investors when it discloses quarterly financial results later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The LDP’s calculation is that a more right-wing leader will help revive its political fortunes after major electoral setbacks cost its ruling coalition its majority in the Japanese parliament, known as the Diet.

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“This is an enormous setback for access,” says Linda Couch, senior vice president for policy at LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services.

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Through all the setbacks and obstacles that the band experienced during this period, Wilder says it never lost momentum for its music and vision.

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Environmentalists have said that the ban would be a setback for sustainability.

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