"It is regrettable when homes need to be demolished, but Annington's decision to redevelop the estate will see an increase in the number of homes by more than 100%, from 142 to 288, and the inclusion of 20% affordable homes will see a minimum of 59 created where there were none before.
"It is regrettable that in the last few days both sides have taken steps that are not helpful and that's evident to everybody," he told reporters in Morocco.
The company said the work near King's Cross was part of a £200m Christmas investment programme and described the move to cancel all services as "regrettable and unfortunate".
With the last British bank with ambitions to be a global investment bank stepping back, chancellor George Osborne told the BBC the job cuts were "regrettable".
"This was a regrettable event that the city has taken complete responsibility for," mayor Steve Widmyer said in a statement.
Carne described the delays as regrettable and said: "I apologise sincerely to all those affected.
In hindsight the view is that certain things that should have been done were not done, and that is regrettable".
It said that while its directors, of whom Burnside was one, were not party to any concerted campaign it accepted that other employees of the company were responsible for "regrettable incidents".
It is regrettable that Maupassant should be known less for indelible moments like this, and more for the twist or "trick" ending of "The Necklace" (1884), the final line of which arrives with the boom-tish of a club comedian's punchline.
The BFI has meanwhile written: "Please note: Wild Tales is a work of fiction, and any similarities with real events is an unintentional and regrettable coincidence".
It is deeply regrettable and hugely saddening for all the employees and supporters that the club finds itself in its present situation".
