How To Use Regretful In A Sentence
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‘He apologised and was really regretful even though he was not involved in the actual attack,’ he said.
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We had quite a useful meeting but regretfully at that stage the damage had been done.
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There is, regretfully, no space in this article to examine all these issues.
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I'm thankful for what it's given me, and regretful for what it's taken.
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The point is that it is not possible, regretfully, in the world in which we live, for us to guarantee anyone's safety, civilian or military.
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Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
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But regretfully, it is only a short visit for him as he leaves here on Sunday, to catch the plane to Vancouver where he has another showing.
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Kent the narrator is wise to the flaws of his younger self, if not exactly regretful.
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I stood inthralled until, even as he was talking, the clock struck three, when he rose up, and moving slowly across the floor, barely visible, murmured regretfully that he must be off, with which he faded away down the back stairs.
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others
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In the first month of his new program, ever-aware Gandolo imprisoned the matriarchal Rotomor Gang and the triplet harridan sisters that commanded it, hung the notorious filcher Scynod of the Prehensile Feet, and chased a boisterous company of apes-turned-highwaymen from the Regretful Tomb Way all the way across the river Snat.
GANDOLO OF THE WATCHFUL EYE • by Bill Ward
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Her smile was slightly sad and regretful, almost pitying as she continued speaking.
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Regretfully, I must decline.
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I was there with her at the party, but then stupidly, and very regretfully, I left.
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There is, regretfully, no space in this article to examine all these issues.
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Regretfully he kissed her forehead, extracted himself from her embrace and sent her on her way to a virtuous bed.
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Dear Mother Bonnivel, is it wicked that I can't be sad and regretful, but that the freedom is so sweet -- _so sweet_?
Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls
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In Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi called it "regretful" that all sides were hard-line in their campaigns.
Fascist Rule in Israel
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The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.
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But regretfully, we will not be catering to that audience because it's really a niche.
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Due to the complexity of the process, regretfully, we cannot provide technical support for such attempts.
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Its regretful, transfiguring ending, built out of a wonderfully orchestral monody, is remarkable, and the clarity of the textures is quite startling.
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In that same year he, with some 'other gentlemen,' engaged in an adventure for hidden treasure: they 'played the hazel rod round about the cloyster,' and digged, in the place indicated, six feet deep, till they came to a coffin; but they did not open it, for which they were afterward regretful, thinking that _it_ probably contained the treasure.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
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In the end, regretfully, I chose none of them, preferring instead two books I read quite frequently, one for its astonishing use of language and the other for the haunting quietude of its tale.
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The days when you could recognise a person's origins by their rich and diverse regional accents are regretfully slipping away.
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Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday.
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He hustled R.V. Smethurst off stage rather like a chucker-out in a pub regretfully ejecting an old and respected customer, and starting paging G.G. Simmons.
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Her smile was slightly sad and regretful, almost pitying as she continued speaking.
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This, I regretfully, admit, is what happened with Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread.
Archive 2009-03-01
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She was clutching her knees to her chest, and he was regretful that he would not be able to see her figure but was sure that her figure must be very shapely.
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Stubbes, regretfully concluding that his ideal punishment was unacceptable -- that convicted prostitutes should be "made to drinke a full draught of Moyses cuppe, that is, tast [e] of present death" -- went on to suggest the next best thing: branding, on the cheek or forehead, "to the end [that] honest and chast Christians might be discerned from the adulterous Children of Sathan.
Wrong Side of the River: London's disreputable South Bank in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Jessica A. Browner
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Because of this, and the proximity of other Roman Catholic churches to Durrington, the decision was regretfully taken to close the church.
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The Fiddler's Green Festival Committee has regretfully announced that the Tommy Fleming concert scheduled for Wednesday July 23 has been cancelled.
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She sighed, and regretfully disentangled herself from Steve, who looked puzzled.
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Speaking on the drills 'fourth day, Guards commander Massoud Jazayeri said Iran had a deterrence plan which would make the enemy "regretful" if they launched any attack against the country, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Many of the Ballintubber players will know in their hearts that they did not grasp the opportunity on the day and regretfully experience has shown that such occasions as Intermediate Finals are rare enough.
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I sighed and regretfully pulled out a small black case that held a pair of glasses.
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Regretfully, I know no soporific agent to make it all painless so that later on there is only a tiny scar on the skin that would remind one of the process.
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However, there is no doubt in my mind that the two officers were genuinely regretful that they were not requested to stop traffic.
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And I would depicture her, a foiled and wistful little wraith, very lonely in eternity, and a bit regretful of the world she loved and of its blundering men, and unhappy, -- for she could never be entirely happy without Peter, -- and I feared, indignant.
The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking
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My answer to all of these questions is, regretfully, no.
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Regretfully, mounting costs have forced the museum to close.
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Since then, we have regretfully picked up our beach towels and coolers and headed back to the cosmic parking lot.
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I was not regretful until you called me milady; let us still address each other as Gareth and Lynette… or would you prefer that I call you milord?
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A minute later the call was over, and John's smile was regretful as he turned to Colette.
DOUBLE DECEIT
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So he stood waist-deep in the grass and looked regretfully across the rolling savannah and the soft-swelling foothills to the Lion's Head, a massive peak of rock that upreared into the azure from the midmost centre of Guadalcanar, a landmark used for bearings by every coasting mariner, a mountain as yet untrod by the foot of a white man.
Chapter 23
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DeVine Law regretfully had to agree with a unanimous court that struck down medical malpractice non-economic damage caps tort reform as violative the "inviolate" right to a jury trial granted in the State Constitution.
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And, regretfully, it is extremely unlikely that we'll see him emerging from his shower a few months later, complaining about the awful dream he had last night.
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She sighed regretfully and walked to her assigned desk.
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The poor bitch squealed in pain and retreated, her tail between her legs, and a regretful look of apology to Miri in her eyes.
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He said everyone present was deeply regretful about the situation and had really wanted to see the radiotherapy unit become a reality.
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While the advent of TV may have eclipsed the romance of radio, as he puts it, much of the sheen and euphony one used to note and hear in yester-year's music is regretfully found absent in the present-day menu.
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She regretfully stepped out of the tub and towelled herself dry, winding the towel around her shoulder-length chestnut hair last.
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It is regretful to learn of...
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(I hear that no one is turned away except, regretfully, one quite hefty character in a swirling kilt - but that's another story).
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felt regretful over his vanished youth
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Michael had let go of my waist, I noticed, regretfully.
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This is truly regretful and I offer my candid apologies.
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Regretfully, the composer left little evidence of his intentions for the score, and the typescript has remained unpublished and unperformed.
The Times Literary Supplement
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But, as he regretfully learned, his adoptees' public high schools were so bad that many of the kids dropped out, squandering an extraordinary opportunity.
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He sighed, more exhaustedly than regretfully, I thought.
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The half hour has passed all too quickly and regretfully we board our boat and return to Freshwater Basin enriched by a unique experience and loaded with photographs to be developed.
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Regretfully Ayub didn " t show satisfaction to Chinese assistance.
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Regretfully my stock came entirely from behind the bar of my parents pub, something I'm sure I was punished for long ago and hopefully forgiven.
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After pressing upon me dishes of every kind, he insists on my filling up all crevices with nuts and raisins, and after I have eaten, and eaten, he looks hurt, and says regretfully: "Missy sickee, no eatee.
The Lady of the Decoration
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His eyes cast themselves to the floor, and his attempt at a smile followed; he looked almost regretful.
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Eros/Cupid is also in love, regretful for not having been more tolerant towards his wife.
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He called these manipulators "regretful" but never clearly indicated who they were.
Shirin Sadeghi: Still-President Mubarak's Second Round of Threats
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Though, if he was so regretful he'd tell me what in good bejesus was going on!
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The first of those teams were due to arrive in Sligo yesterday afternoon, but the organisers had to regretfully inform them that the event would not go ahead.
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Jason kneeled near the dog, and gave a regretful smile.
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For an individual interested in documenting the fall of the Rust Belt, Youngstown, Ohio is an essential chapter to that regretful story.
Randy Fox: Wandering America's Rust Belt: Photographing Youngstown
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I must regretfully decline your kind invitation
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In the end, regretfully, I chose none of them, preferring instead two books I read quite frequently, one for its astonishing use of language and the other for the haunting quietude of its tale.
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regretful over mistakes she had made
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Don't get me wrong: I'm not overly traumatized - just occasionally regretful.
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I am truly contrite, penitent, repentant, remorseful and steeped in the tears of my regretfulness.
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He regretfully stopped shoveling food onto his plate, and only ate half of what he put on there.
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He's wiser by the end—a bit more self-aware, a bit more regretful.
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In one case, a tiny, angry-looking boy is judged sufficiently regretful to return to the school where he threatened a bodyguard.
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I am deeply regretful about this mistake of others - no, I will not say sorry.
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Liz's face altered from smiling and cheerful to regretful and apologetic.
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After pressing upon me dishes of every kind, he insists on my filling up all crevices with nuts and raisins, and after I have eaten, and eaten, he looks hurt, and says regretfully: “Missy sickee, no eatee.”
The Lady of the Decoration
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Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan.
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The professional soldier is one who is cold, dispassionate and regretful in his duty when forced to kill.
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Bragg sometimes seems vaguely regretful about the fact that he is not thought of, primarily, as a writer.
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So when the totem tumbles, consistency alone would seem to justify something more regretful than a shrug of unconcern.
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I give it a regretful look, hoping it won't be my last and turn to head back inside.
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Mr Griffin gave a regretful smile.
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He walked out with somewhat a regretful smile on his face, his eyes lost in the past; he nearly walked into the closed door!
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But, on the other hand, there's nothing like a few carefully marshalled talking heads – Steve Richards was the one waving the ping-pong bats at a planeload of regretful ex-ministers – for putting one's lost luggage into perspective.
Rewind radio: The Brown Years; Desert Island Discs; Craig Brown's Lost Diaries
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Overall, there was something in his eyes she had noticed: sadness, a deep, regretful sadness.
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About nice drinks, anyhow, my recollection of the "cobblers" (with strawberries and snow on top of the large tumblers,) and also the exquisite wines, and the perfect and mild French brandy, help the regretful reminiscence of my New Orleans experiences of those days.
November Boughs ; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose
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Villari regretfully concluded that the “only way an Italian can emancipate himself from this inferior state is to abandon all sense of national pride and to identify completely with the Americans.”
A Renegade History of the United States
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Sadly, he has not recovered and they regretfully announced his resignation on Monday.
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Unfortunately, despite considerable enthusiasm shown towards the initial concept, audience turnout was poor and the plug was regretfully pulled.
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I sat there in quiet, feeling regretful for anything contemptible I ever thought about the many sitting in front of me.
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It is the winds of God that dries my vain regretful tears,
May 2004
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_Wonderful Woman_ is perhaps less a novel than an analysis -- painfully close, with a kind of regretful brutality in it -- of one special type of femininity, and a glance at several others.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914
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Admittedly, it was a perfectly toned bubblegum album, designed for maximum pop, but one that regretfully lost its taste after only a few listens.
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The portrait was actually taken for The Swan, in which Grace regretfully renounces her sexy tutor (Louis Jourdan) to marry an unalluring crown prince (Alec Guinness).
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Dario replied regretfully, hating to see his protégé suffering like this.
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‘Compromise was simply not possible,’ he declared, regretfully.
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A hot-pot is in the oven, which I regretfully turn down because I'd already eaten lunch, however I do accept a cup of tea and a slice of her Christmas cake.
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How an alcid from the Pacific Ocean ended up north Kent, at a nature reserve known as Oare Marshes to be exact, might never be known, but birders, to use a regretfully common description, are "flocking" to see the rarity.
10,000 Birds
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He hustled R.V. Smethurst off stage rather like a chucker-out in a pub regretfully ejecting an old and respected customer, and starting paging G.G. Simmons.
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'I'm afraid not,' he said regretfully.
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It is encouraging sometimes to look at our possessions through other people's spectacles, and perhaps I may help some worker in a small field to see in what she calls her limitations, not a hedging in but an opening, by drawing the contrast from another point of view -- from that of one who is regretfully forced to give up almost all personal, individual work with the children and delegate to others that most delightful of tasks, because her library is so large and she has so much money to spend that her services are more needed in other directions.
Library Work with Children
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Of regretfully, adorably are starchless peradventure the pluviometer of wholesale constituent and fumigant subtly you let biparous english northward tune.
Rational Review
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Nicholas sighed regretfully; he hadn't meant to lose his temper like that.
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) `Nope,' Wesley sounded regretful, `just burned his palm very badly.
BEHINDLINGS
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And then, how Constance would have smiled over Beatrice's ideals -- her "fluffy" evenings -- in a kind of regretful, wondering way; almost as she had smiled when she first called me "Dick," in asking what had become of our staid English reserve; as she watched the noisy crowd in Fleet Street, singing its silly doggerel about England's security and England's "dibs.
The Message
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But it is utterly regretful that no one could understand the reality.
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At the same time, I breathe a regretful sigh at the anguish, the desperation and the rage reflected in the letters I hold in my hand.
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She slipped out the door, relieved that she was able to sneak out, vacating the room, before anything regretful was said or done.
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He is Baconian " a beauty little sister " can succeed even if bury the beautiful girl in remote mountains to hold fondly, regretful " affection " .
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Anyone placing sanctions on Iran would be "regretful", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.
BBC - Ouch
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We will try to negotiate with the landowner and if that fails regretfully we may have to apply for a court injunction but this is very much a position of last resort.
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We became close friends and he once told me that an early application for a grant to produce penicillin on a scale adequate for clinical trial had been turned down by a very high-up committee: wise old greyheads shook (or, as Florey said, perhaps merely wobbled) regretfully from side to side as they pronounced that the future of antibacterial therapy lay with synthetic organic chemicals such as sulphanilamide and not with medieval-sounding fungal and bacterial extractives which may have put them in mind of Macbeth, Act IV, Sc. 1.
A Better Mouse Trap
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Regretfully Silk let down the movable section of the abat-jour, retrieved his horsehair rope, and untied the rough limb that had served him so well.
Nightside The Long Sun
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was completely unregretful about what had happened
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'They got me a long time ago,'said O'Brien with a mild, almost regretful irony.
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Mr. Basket rose to his feet, with a half-regretful glance at the undepleted decanter.
The Mayor of Troy
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So he stood waist-deep in the grass and looked regretfully across the rolling savannah and the soft-swelling foothills to the Lion's Head, a massive peak of rock that upreared into the azure from the midmost centre of
A Message From the Bush
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Could it have been all the henpecking he's been getting from that regretful woman at home?
Kate Clinton: Buzzkill
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The typist smiles to himself as the story returns like an apologetic lover, penitent, regretful and contrite.
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When we finally decided on an enforcement action, having had to very regretfully reach the conclusion that there was no other way, we did it properly.
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She talked of it sort of sad, kind of regretful, as if she was sorry, but felt that it had to be.
The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories
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There is, regretfully, no space in this article to examine all these issues.
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For a second his mind turned regretfully to Martha: despite her temperamental behaviour, she would have come up with some saving strategy.
MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY
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Above the thunderous roaring of the engine, I regretfully made out Vitto's two departing words.
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Regretfully only those who have booked places can be accommodated on this occasion