"regrettable matter" is a valid phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to an unfortunate incident or situation. For example, "The flooding of the town was a regrettable matter that no one could have predicted."
The Roman theater, in a statement on its Web site, said the cancellations could have been foreseen early enough to give more time to find substitutes and called them "a regrettable matter that harms the world of classical music and opera".
The first casualty of Mr. Luisi's Met engagement was a new production of "Elektra" at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, which issued a blistering statement saying that Mr. Luisi's abandonment of his obligations on such short notice was a "regrettable matter" that had harmed the world of classical music.
He added: "As a consequence, and regardless of the possible judicial consequences that this incident may also have, I have decided today to refer this very regrettable matter to the advisory committee established by the code of conduct, and asked for it to be dealt with as a matter of urgency next week".
Following the court proceedings, St Mirren said: "Today's sentencing brings this deeply regrettable matter to a close.
And another regrettable thing about death.
"The regrettable truth of the matter is we don't have really good tools to determine from the sea of cancers we discover, which ones are the bad ones," Dr. Andriole said.
The tricksy twist, however, is then to claim that seeing as the law must operate without fear or favour, the consequences of section 103 of Bismarck-era criminal code, which proscribes insulting foreign leaders, cannot be avoided, no matter how regrettable they may be.
Their "refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable," Sotomayor wrote.
"[The] refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable.
"While a single death of an ICE detainee is a serious matter and a regrettable occurrence," Ms. Nantel said, "it is important to review all the facts".
When, in the late 1940s, Ingrid Bergman left her husband and family for Roberto Rossellini and bore his child, her films were picketed; when Madonna had Guy Ritchie's child before they were married, she was lionised.All this may be regrettable, but does it really matter?
