Sentence examples for Regrettable development from inspiring English sources

In another regrettable development, I am no longer thirteen, and apparently won't be again.

The wizardry of financial institutions to bundle mortgages and sell them to investors now is seen by many as a regrettable development.

"We need to start doing some grass-roots intervention with respect to the problem and not greet it every year with 'It's a regrettable development' kind of an attitude," he said.

The Egyptian interior ministry issued a statement saying it "fully appreciated" the emotions surrounding "regrettable developments" in the region, but would not permit unauthorised protests.

Jordan's King Abdullah II appealed to his countrymen late Friday to express their anguish for the Iraqi people in a "civilized way". The Egyptian Interior Ministry, in an unusually conciliatory move, said it appreciated the emotions surrounding "regrettable developments" in the region and said it would allow demonstrations -- if the protesters had official permission.

"It is in response to the bloody events and the very regrettable turn the development of democracy has taken" in Egypt, he added.

She said it was "regrettable" that new development is replacing so many of downtown's private parking lots, asking the audience: "Where are we all going to park?" Huizar, in contrast, touted his work in installing bike racks on sidewalks and converting tiny stretches of street into "parklets" -- low-budget outdoor areas with benches and other amenities.

I believe no one of insight from the US side would like to see that the election factors would have a regrettable impact on the development of ties between the two countries … We should deal with friction and differences in bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the spirit of seeking mutual benefits and win-win results through a positive and constructive way".

Along this line, it is a regrettable fact that software development is often discounted in the scientific community.

Kenny Litwack called Mr. Jeffries the "lesser of two evils," saying Mr. Jeffries's regrettable support for the Atlantic Yards development project was more than offset by statements by Mr. Barron that he found offensive and racist.

It's regrettable there needs to be more development, particularly on greenbelt land, but we need to be more pragmatic about it all".