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mishap ; setback ; adversity ; misfortune ; hiccup [hiccough] ; mischance ; problem ; misadventure.
The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.
But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.
The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.
Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.
When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.
contratiempos
pitfalls and potholes
The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.
sin contratiempos
smoothly
DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.
si no hay ningún contratiempo
all being well
All being well, your suggested resource should appear in our database in due course.
sufrir un contratiempo
suffer + bruises
His memory has been successfully expunged but this story should be recounted to remind all that the library profession has suffered some bruises.