Sentence examples for regrettable when from inspiring English sources

The prime minister said: "It is obviously deeply regrettable when things happen like this, when people behave in this way.

This is especially regrettable when just a few volunteer hours per week can make an enormous difference in a senior's life.

The love-besotted Eduardo easily laughs off Eva's provocative ways, but Alfred is increasingly incensed by her comments about his life, which indeed turns out to be regrettable when he finally sees it through her pitiless eyes.

This is even more regrettable when considering how the media industry will need to increase its own promotion activities in order to support the diversification that is key to its survival.

"It is regrettable when homes need to be demolished, but Annington's decision to redevelop the estate will see an increase in the number of homes by more than 100 per cent, from 142 to 288, and the inclusion of 20% affordable homes will see a minimum of 59 built where there were none before".

The statement added, "While it is regrettable when changes in priorities and policies affect any of our grantees, such as a longstanding partner like Planned Parenthood, we must continue to evolve to best meet the needs of the women we serve and most fully advance our mission".

He lost one ally, albeit in regrettable circumstances, when Honduras's president, Manuel Zelaya, was overthrown last year.

"Setbacks are difficult and regrettable, but when you lose your confidence you've lost all".

(As a bonus, Lapine's edit gives us a time line of Sondheim beards, as well as one regrettable period when his hair resembled squid-ink linguine).

What is new and is regrettable is when historians use the law to stifle debate and to put something in the paper which is untrue".

This sugary ending is regrettable, because when Cole's generation fought off bitterness, it did so less with sugar than with salt.