Sentence examples for quick to lament from inspiring English sources

But he was also quick to lament the incidents that occurred just after midnight.

And as in other book-loving corners, Sudanese are quick to lament that technology and the Internet have been turning eyes away from pages and toward screens.

The British Bankers Associationn was quick to lament that banks had already "undergone significant change" since the 2008 crisis that caused the huge bailout of the sector.

Characteristically, Putin was quick to lament the loss of life; he released a photograph showing him and Russian Cabinet members standing for a moment's silence to honor the dead.

Deborah Beckles, 40, a student, had just called in for beer, bacon and sausages in preparation for her boyfriend's weekend visit, and was quick to lament the controversy engulfing the Co-op.

Asked by pollsters, they praise the city for its fast-growing metro and open spaces, and are as quick to lament its filthy air and roads, crowded suburbs and, especially, the famous snobbery of its resident netas (politicians) and babus (civil servants).

Bestowed upon the S4 pupils of Scotland, courtesy of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) in May, devastated students were quick to take to Twitter after the paper to lament what could have been, had the new format not come into play.

Then she turns to lament.

His stewardship leaves little to lament.

The easy thing is to lament that.

But there was nothing to lament when Ms. Latner consented.