Sentence examples for regrettable case from inspiring English sources

Even at that, the campaign said Mr. Romney still supports Mr. Mourdock's candidacy for the Senate, a regrettable case of politics trumping principle.

After being summoned by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Joseph R. Donovan, the deputy chief of mission at the United States Embassy in Japan, told reporters that this "is an extremely regrettable case and that we take this very, very seriously".

In all parties there are regrettable cases that have tarnished the institutions represented by certain actors.

Bill Bratton, New York's veteran police commissioner, accuses activists of exploiting a handful of regrettable cases "to try to define American policing".

Lufthansa said it was looking into what appeared to be a "regrettable isolated case" but did not give any details.

What would be regrettable in the case of a new work by an unknown young man is reprehensible in the case of a composer of repute, to whom some respect at least is due for past achievements.

From a personal standpoint this was less regrettable in the case of Ms. Schwendinger's pieces, which seemed superficially emotive.

"As head of jurisdiction, I must take steps – which sometimes seem extraordinary and, in this case, regrettable in the extreme – to preserve public confidence in the administration of justice and the institutional integrity of the system," he said.

"This is a deeply regrettable and isolated case from nearly two years ago, involving only two members of staff, one of whom has left the bank and one other who faces suspension and further investigation now the case has been settled," R.B.S. said in a statement.

On a Thursday night, though, an extended Fiona Bruce or Huw Edwards might push Question Time back to 11pm and knock Andrew Neil's quirky, perky sequel series This Week into the next morning, which would be regrettable in both cases.

At least in this case, a regrettable offspring attribute is not our fault – blame 30 years of Americanisation.