We find it regrettable that Thomas Nelson never contacted us with even one specific area of concern before curtly notifying us they had dropped the work.
"We find it regrettable that the mainland is using such threats to try and influence our election," said Bikhim Hsiao, director of international affairs for the Democratic Progressive Party.
"We find it regrettable that Mr. Hewlett has chosen to resort to baseless claims without regard to the impact of his false accusations on H.P.'s business reputation and employees," it said in a statement.
A spokesman for Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said that "as a European," Mrs. Merkel "would have been pleased if it had been possible for Britain to sign up to the agreement," and found it "regrettable" that it had not.
Representative Christopher Cox, the California Republican who is chairman of the homeland security committee, said he found it regrettable that Tom Ridge, the homeland security secretary, was not with Mr. Ashcroft for the news conference and suggested that the announcement might have averted required consultation between agencies on domestic threats.
"She finds it regrettable that we decided to launch a campaign to remind the American public of free enterprise, which has led to the highest standard of living in the world?" he asked with incredulity.
"I do find it regrettable that in order to see justice done, we have to offer money," said the father, Francois de la Plaza, a retired nuclear technician from the coastal Brittany region of France.
Indeed, it finds it "regrettable" that the supreme court "allowed the letters to be released".
"Ms. Lawless finds it regrettable that she had to bring a lawsuit to get somebody to follow the law, but is glad that the civil justice system in this instance worked," her lawyer, Christopher B. Dolan, said Wednesday.
The statement also added some terse commentary: "TRW finds it regrettable that Northrop Grumman has chosen to make this proposal immediately following the unexpected departure of its former Chief Executive Officer, David Cote, and the aberrationally low stock price that resulted".
"I find it regrettable that the top leader of the organization had to go out this way and that we weren't specifically notified of what was happening in advance," Kim said in a phone interview.
