Sentence examples similar to regrettable obligations from inspiring English sources

This is regrettable because we believe the government has an obligation to honor the certified results of the election.

Hamid Babaei, a spokesman for the Iranian UN Mission, on Friday said the decision was not only regrettable but "in contravention of international law, the obligation of the host country and the inherent right of sovereign member states to designate their representatives to the United Nations".

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.

"Indeed," he said, "it is regrettable that for 10 years now the government of Iraq has failed to meet its obligations under Security Council resolutions".

"It is a regrettable decision by the US administration which is in contravention of international law, the obligation of the host country and the inherent right of sovereign member states to designate their representatives to the United Nations," spokesman Hamid Babaei said in a statement.

Ideas contained in the inquiry report like an obligation of staff "candour" to patients or families and training in "compassion" show a regrettable lack of understanding of the deep and damaging effects of modern bullying organisational cultures.

In a statement on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded by calling the expulsion "deeply regrettable" and said that "the eviction of families and demolition of homes in East Jerusalem is not in keeping with Israeli obligations".

This is very regrettable.

Which was also regrettable.

COLONEL LANDA: Regrettable.

(Remarkable that, and regrettable).