Others said they feared that the country's diplomatic efforts would suffer the most.

However, these efforts suffered a setback in 2004 when the State sports school closed down.

If those lines were to be disrupted, the entire American-backed effort to create stability and the conditions for a new government in Iraq could suffer.

The effort, while monumental, still suffers from two flaws.

American officials want to improve the bypass, but those efforts have suffered delays.

The community's efforts to rebuild its industry suffered a temporary setback in the 1910s.

Mr. Bardos also said the effort to get the shuttle flying again might suffer.

Some say these efforts, however resolute, will suffer if the Pentagon does not also overhaul its underlying procurement system.

A similar effort by Barkatullah a year later also would suffer a similar fate.

But their efforts to duplicate the Yankees' remarkable run through the league last season have suffered a setback.