David Doniger, the director of the climate and clean air program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said that "the delay in completing this standard is regrettable, but despite industry hopes, there is no actual evidence that E.P.A. is planning to weaken its proposal".
It is therefore all the more regrettable that, despite the explanations given, some sections of the media have chosen to misrepresent matters and mislead the public by suggesting or implying otherwise".
"It's regrettable that despite our persistent appeals to some partners, after the Russian-American initiative has already been announced, a decision on Syria was imposed on the U.N. General Assembly, which was lopsided in its character and contradicting to the consensus being formed in the world in favor of political settlement in this country," he said.
On nationalist opposition to the NCA operating in Northern Ireland, she said: "To me, it is deeply regrettable that despite months of talks and a real willingness by David Ford (Northern Ireland's justice minister) and the Home Office to be flexible … some parties remain opposed to the legislation needed to allow the NCA to operate with its full range of powers here.
"It is truly regrettable that despite requests from all 50 Democratic Senators and public officials throughout Illinois, Gov. Blagojevich would take the imprudent step of appointing someone to the United States Senate who would serve under a shadow and be plagued by questions of impropriety.
Language in press reports is increasingly framing diplomatic channels as exhausted and war with Iran as a regrettable inevitability, despite important players from the media theatre of the Iraq war making their case against a military assault on Ahmadinejad's country (like Hans Blix, leader of the UN weapons inspection team in Iraq). .
It is regrettable that despite repeated recommendations that intensive care admission should be on the basis of consultant to consultant referral, 43% of patients are referred to intensive care without any referring consultant involvement.
Despite regrettable incidents of error and misjudgment, both the United States and Israel have acted as humanely as possible in an unimaginably challenging situation.
Here are just a few examples of NBA artists making regrettable music choices despite the fact that none of them were exactly destined to make George Karl's list of favorite rappers.
Therefore we are determined to do so and we remain determined to do so despite the regrettable announcement that Ecuador has made today.
