In spite of the initial military resistance to his structural and doctrinal reforms at the Pentagon, his departure brought widespread expressions of regret.
"But it is clear that the internal trafficking of barely pubescent girls is much more widespread and I regret that the police did not tell Yorkshire MPs about their inquiries".
Shannon came to regret its widespread popularity, and we shall avoid using it in this context.
The pledge does strive for rigorous consistency (if not practicality), as seen in its preamble: "We acknowledge and regret the widespread hypocrisy of many who defend marriage yet turn a blind eye toward the epidemic of infidelity and the anemic condition of marriages in their own communities".
To my mind, there is little to be regretted about this widespread equine malpractice and a great deal to be celebrated.
There are widespread stereotypes: of "promiscuous" women who regret sexual activity and "cry rape", or vindictive women who set out to ruin men's lives with false accusations, either for money or revenge.
I hope that the commotion accompanying my speech is only the expression of widespread approval, even if Parliament may have some regrets about not having been fully supported by the Council.
Unfortunately, we (and almost everyone else) failed to anticipate how severe and widespread the actual decline would be, which we profoundly regret.
He regrets that the term Global Warming has become widespread when the effect of excess carbon in the atmosphere is irregular weather patterns of all extremes, not just warming.
