Sentence examples for regrettable not from inspiring English sources

It would be very regrettable not to have a test event.

There are regrettable, not to mention incomprehensible, depictions of the Josh-Brent relationship as an Oprah-Martha dichotomy.

It might seem, and it often feels, as though stuff on the Web lasts forever, for better and frequently for worse: the embarrassing photograph, the regretted blog (more usually regrettable not in the way the slaughter of civilians is regrettable but in the way that bad hair is regrettable).

This is regrettable not only for aesthetical or scientific reasons linked to biodiversity conservation but also for the simple, utilitarian reason that the more we reduce and select the species co-occurring with the crops, the more we reduce the probability that there will be early bio-indicators of unanticipated risks and implications of the introduced technologies.

This is regrettable, not only because I believe we remain close to an agreement on a broader bill, but also because it stands in opposition to my desire to do a bill in an open and public manner," Feinstein said in a statement.

"We are confident that in reviewing the case the Third Circuit will again recognize that the Super Bowl incident, while inappropriate and regrettable, was not and could not have been anticipated by CBS," the network said.

Accidents happen with all technologies, and are regrettable but not disastrous so long as the technology does not have catastrophic potential; this raises significant questions about whether we want to adopt technologies that do have such potential.

The "older-wiser" narrative also exempts Indian Wells's past managers from accountability for their role in a regrettable episode – not least Pasarell, whom the Williams family claims did not offer any real apology on behalf of the tournament.

Writing in The Observer, Maurice Richardson described the tale as "a new and regrettable if not altogether unreadable variation", going on to hope that "this doesn't spell the total eclipse of Bond in a blaze of cornography".

The Flamanville rescheduling is, in isolation, equally regrettable but not disastrous.

There are, after all, consequences to the widespread belief that these acts of harassment are regrettable but not ultimately punishable.