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Regrettable
Regrettable meaning
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
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At 11:21 a.m. Thursday, Cooper stated, “It’s regrettable Mrs. Nadeau made these comments, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week …” Equally regrettable is this was the first mention of Teacher Appreciation Week from administration.
Although it's regrettable that many years later we're still pursuing justice, for so long as it takes, the WASPI women will have the continued support of myself and of the SNP.
And if there are people who are provoked as a result of that, that is regrettable, but we should not shy away from telling the truth.
Downing Street criticised the EU's "regrettable choice of words".
Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag of D66 said there was "unnecessary tension in the process" and that the collapse was "regrettable".
Gabriel Makhlouf said it was regrettable that there has not been a significant take up of the increased limits and said that at 30%, the loan-to-asset ratio in the credit union sector remains close to historically low levels.
He said it was “regrettable” that Beijing had rejected Austin’s request for a meeting with the Chinese defense minister.
He said that Dr. Ezeife’s legacies as former governor, former Permanent Secretary and former Political Adviser will remain indelible in the minds of people, describing his death as painful and regrettable.
He stated: “Any disruption to passengers is regrettable and it is only right that ScotRail do all they can to get customers to their destinations.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, the outgoing head of the RAF, called Group Captain Nicholl’s resignation a “regrettable” outcome.
In a statement this morning, they say that was regrettable but unavoidable due to the swift nature of when they received clearance of Goodwillie's signing.
In other words, the Hamas campaign was regrettable but understandable.
In our opinion, the regrettable aspect of this situation is that some of the villagers unfortunately either under duress or as a pecuniary tendency, have continued to serve as informants to these criminals.
It added that the municipality ensures that many sports and athletics programmes are supported by the municipality and it is regrettable that this ‘noble’ activity has been marred.
It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.
It is regrettable that as many as eight of the fifteen countries affected by climate change are from Asia: Maldives, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam.
My actions in the lead-up to this altercation were nothing short of shameful and regrettable,' he told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday.
Not only has implementing these hiring practices led to zero regrettable attrition and helped retain top talent, but 60% of my employees are from referrals.
Taiwan ex-president Ma Ying-jeou travelled to China on Monday, embarking on the first cross-strait visit by a current or former leader of the island in more than seven decades, a trip Taipei’s ruling party called “regrettable”.
The man told him he had a shotgun for sale and Mr Jones made the regrettable decision to purchase it.