Sentence examples for lamentable instance from inspiring English sources

Frankly it is hard to find a similarly lamentable instance of regulatory malfunction outside the Third World.

Here Mr Schwarzenegger stands on the side of the angels against the public-sector unions; indeed, his reforms should be tougher.For instance, given the lamentable condition of the state's schools, is it really so heinous to support an initiative to force teachers to work for five years, not two, before they become virtually unsackable?

"That would be lamentable".

They are lamentable.

This is lamentable".

That's lamentable".

"The result was lamentable.

It's lamentable".

Meanwhile, accountability remains lamentable.

Lamentable hygiene standards.

It is a "lamentable" story.