In 1923, Clark Wissler, who curated the A.M.N.H. anthropology collection under Osborn, wrote, "We are strong in anatomical collections from the American Indians, but are lamentably weak in such collections from other parts of the world, especially from the more primitive races".
Farmer suicides are lamentably common in India.
Or maybe younger workers, or the politicians who should represent their interests, are lamentably passive.
As in the examples of crowdfunding, limited liability and small-business loans, financial professionals can better direct creative energies on longstanding problems that are lamentably neglected today.
The issues that Beauvoir fought for are, lamentably, far from resolved, which makes knowing about her contributions all the more important.
To a young restaurant that consistently delivers such excellent dining experiences, at prices that are lamentably considered moderate these days, I can only say, bravo.
And a devastating internal presentation leaked to The Spectator yesterday suggests that the Liberal Democrats, despite buying the best system on the market, are lamentably behind the Tories and Labour when it comes to exploiting it.
The report says all three main Westminster political parties are lamentably failing to be frank with the electorate about the fact there is no chance of meeting the government's statutory child poverty target by 2020.
Avowedly pacifist faiths like the Quakers or Unitarian Universalists have played an important role in peace movements and, in the other direction, there are lamentably prominent atheists like Sam Harris or the late Christopher Hitchens who've been entirely too cavalier about imperialism and military aggression.
The other 5percentt are big, bright stars -- the kind that dominate the night sky, but are lamentably both rare and short-lived.
Even in developed economies, the penalties for producing and distributing falsified and substandard medicines are lamentably weak.
