How To Use Regrettably In A Sentence

Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.
Regrettably we could find no sign of the man and the search was terminated.
Regrettably, they have now become somewhat antonymous. Times, Sunday Times
Regrettably, it seems to have mesmerized my daughter, who responds with a mixture of fascination and horror.
Regrettably, neither these nor any other conflicts emerge with any conviction from 7:84's dull and disappointing production.

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Regrettably, the experiment ended in failure.
Regrettably in this case, because there have been deaths, there will effectively be a coronial inquiry. Interview - AM program with Emma Griffiths - Subjects: Smith calls for patience with boat investigation - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Regrettably the customer's daughter died following unsuccessful attempts to find a suitable donor for a heart-lung transplant.
There is an undercurrent of anger among many vegans and animal activists and, regrettably, it has become one of the central characteristics by which outsiders define us as a group.
That's an ambitious enterprise and, regrettably, the work is let down from achieving such divine afflatus by sloppy editing and far too many solecisms.
Regrettably, this means that the following people are dunces: the editorial board of the Oxford English Dictionary, John Milton [cited in OED], Charles Dickens [in Martin Chuzzlewit], and John Bunyan [in Pilgrim's Progress]. What’s the deal with further and farther? « Motivated Grammar
I see, most regrettably, that the government has caved in, for the umpteenth time, to Irish Republicans by cancelling a fly-past by the RAF over Belfast on Sunday. What Sunday has already taught us.
We both acted regrettably in the heat of the moment. Times, Sunday Times
No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true.
Regrettably, neither these nor any other conflicts emerge with any conviction from 7:84's dull and disappointing production.
Many young people are, regrettably, disabled by illness or accident, so please will you stop and consider this before launching into a reprimand?
Regrettably, the American superconducting supercollider project was cancelled, but a European accelerator called the large hadron collider will begin operating at a lab in Geneva, Switzerland (called CERN) around 2005.
Regrettably, the general public is almost totally unaware of this important research.
The speaker was regrettably indisposed.
No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true.
Personally, I would bung a few of them into stocks in the town square, and make sure that the public of this country really do know who these people are, but we apparently - regrettably, in some cases - have moved on from those times.
Regrettably, the debate is so laden with emotions and self-serving arguments that the facts are often overlooked.
This, most regrettably, has gone much beyond a precarious domestic Credit scheme and a foray into inconvertible currencies.
It's a flagrant bit of pathos, but without all that emoting and melancholy sprinkled throughout the story, the movie would regrettably fall apart and wind up as just another ruthless vampire B-movie. Rabid Rewind: Daybreakers
Eventually, maybe regrettably, he falls into a slumber; unhappy and uncommitted to things, convoluted and convexed into a shape to epitomize everything. My Love For You Is Real
I shot a deer from my stand at 10 yrds with my 30.06, 150 grain round, regrettably I hit him in the chest, at that angle I thought I had the sight pointed more in a downward angle minimizing damage to the cavity, but it was higher, the round logged in its chest, however, the kinetic energy pushed some bone through the chest cavity and blew out the rear hindquarter. How well would a 30-06 do at ranges from 10-100 yds
I was rocking a Jenny Shimizu buzzcut and regrettably dark lipstick at the time, and most people mistook me for either a boy -- despite the lipstick! Disgrasian: Stylites in Beijing: A Street-Style Blog in China
When in a pickle like the one you describe, it is perfectly acceptable to announce you are early risers and the evening is, regrettably, over.
Myself included, and very regrettably, not everyone has this healthy environment to reflet upon. Animal Planet: A Sense of Family
Regrettably, these yes-or-no interrogatives cloak a series of other ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions.
Regrettably, politicians are using the misguided comparisons with Lehman Brothers as an excuse to ignore and perpetuate Europe's real problem: an unhealthy, undercapitalised banking system and a monetary union based on the premise that political leaders' commitment alone could make economic and democratic realities disappear. Greece is no Lehman Brothers | Raoul Rapurel
Any degree of customary journalistic objectivity in what is, after all, a state-owned organization has clearly gone out the window ... regrettably and undeniably negative to what President Hugo Chavez Frias had originally ambitioned as a peaceful revolution towards an egalitarian form of government under the acknowledged principles of Third Way Socialism, albeit with a Venezuelan twist to the tail. Do Venezuelans really want a Fox News copycat with unmitigated bias to pathetic bootlicking?
And while that might, regrettably, remain a statement of fact about an imperfect world - it shouldn't in any way take on the colour of an exculpation, which is what the current law gives it. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Regrettably, uneven casting and some ragged ensemble from both singers and orchestra left the impression that they had bitten off more than they could chew.
His courage, his close interaction with the common people, his incorruptibility, his self-composure in front of the public, his steadfast managerial style and his lack of mercy for the corrupt and mediocre officials — all of them regrettably do not belong to this age, or in this age's China. Global Voices in English » China: Why Zhu Rongji remains popular
Regrettably, this attitude does not extend to our educational activities.
Regrettably, no shareholder asked any questions about the substantial director share dealings that have taken place in recent months.
It is a long time since I did the Paris school trip: That was the first time I smoked (and almost the last because non-filter Camels on the ferry made me sick – thank God) and the first time rolling drunk … (regrettably, not the last) But you have captured the atmosphere to a Galois butt. BROADENS THE MIND • by Oonah V Joslin
Allan Greenberg's skyscraper projects, regrettably, are as yet unbuilt.
This little nugget of absurdism would be downright ingenious were it intentional but regrettably, any similarity to actual postmodern intellectual thought is purely coincidental.
Mr Ashdown is not content with imposing his version of stability as a temporary expedient, a regrettably necessary short-term tactic.
Regrettably, much of it is unrepeatable in the pages of this newspaper due to the sheer nastiness but, thankfully, there was also a degree of humour attached to one or two outpourings.
Mr Ashdown is not content with imposing his version of stability as a temporary expedient, a regrettably necessary short-term tactic.
The number of service and ex-service personnel signing up to help is regrettably less and less.
While we are provided with all the necessary information, the underlying feelings are regrettably absent.
This obvious payoff to Nebraska should be removed in commitee or we should start over ... regrettably thanks to Senator Nelson Nelson launches TV ad defending vote
Hopelessly and regrettably diluted, diminished by relentless overuse, reduced by popular culture, trendified to the point of empty nothingness. Times, Sunday Times
Regrettably, the illuminating ideas in The Economist are often obscured by stilted prose.
Retrenchment has, regrettably, been postponed one time too many.
But regrettably there was an obverse side to all this.
It's an impossibly demanding task that results in an immediate, gripping drama - but one that, regrettably, falls apart upon reflection.
I would like to express my formal thanks to the NHS Trust and to the doctor I saw that evening, whose name regrettably now escapes me.
We both acted regrettably in the heat of the moment. Times, Sunday Times
Regrettably, the public was less interested in the complexities of ethics regulation than, understandably, in attempting to repair the damage done by fraud.
During the night the Leda was torpedoed and, regrettably, no ship was sent to assist her.
Regrettably, there's no particular rhyme or reason to the manner by which cashback reward defrayals are made and precisely how the credit card issuers reveal these details.
I tried to find the famous cliff and the ancient pine on Mount Tai , where my ancestor had sought shelter from rain, regrettably to no avail.
Regrettably this can still result in ancient remains being left to decay or even being destroyed.
Regrettably, the contest is limited to anglophone bots and humans.
Rita was on target to capture the singles title when a recurring leg injury regrettably ended her bid.
In 1945 the entire set of dining room tapestries was given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, but regrettably the panels by Reinhard were never accessioned by the medieval department and were disposed of in 1946.
Regrettably, fluid dynamics is not well covered in standard physics curricula, but the ideas have natural connections to basic conservation laws, optics, and quantum mechanics.
Regrettably, however, Arizona's misguided law might have set into motion the second prong of the bipartisan consensus that is closing, pincer-like, to squeeze out everything unique about America. Arizona's Un-American Immigration Law
While being the most emotionally draining film of the year, Shame was also the most explicit and it's continuously unhidden sex scenes that served the film its realism was most likely, and regrettably, too risky for the Academy. Emma Seligman: Add These to Your Oscars List...
Regrettably, his relatives and benefactors had neglected to provide him with any money.
I would ram this point home by finding a suitably similar image of mine, and comparing and contrasting them, but regrettably I do not have a picture of a fritillary.
Surely, at the heart of salvation is the cross of Christ; but, regrettably, how easy it is for evangelicals to reduce the meaning and significance of Christ's death by minimizing substitutionary atonement.
Regrettably that means that South Lakeland will be lumbered with staying in a two-tier Cumbria at least until the next time local government reorganisation is forced back to the top of the political agenda.
It is also, regrettably, an incentive to remain unemployed.
Regrettably, until a few years ago, I was completely hopeless at money management.
Regrettably, the counterpoint to that dominance is a tendency to relapse into aggressive and uncivilised patterns of behaviour from time to time.
The train driver was regrettably 'coshed' during the heist but such was the notoriety of this literally The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
This may very well be true yet, regrettably, the playwright forgot to let us in on the mystery.
To sense the loss of privacy and dignity, we must first feel that they existed; regrettably, the set does not create the necessary sense of domestic intimacy.
Regrettably, its evident scholarship has been combined with a heavy academic style, and the number of quotations from other authors becomes something of a distraction.
Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.
Regrettably, they are more commonly done without in unreasoned ways. August « 2008 « Sentence first
When they represent their countries they become wittingly, if regrettably, icons of patriotism.
Regrettably, the book is marred by numerous infelicities and occasional outright errors of translation.
Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area.
Regrettably we could find no sign of the man and the search was terminated.
Regrettably, though, there seem to be at least a few examples of the cheapest, most craven opportunism.
We both acted regrettably in the heat of the moment. Times, Sunday Times
His courage, his close interaction with the common people, his incorruptibility, his self-composure in front of the public, his steadfast managerial style and his lack of mercy for the corrupt and mediocre officials — all of them regrettably do not belong to this age, or in this age's China. Global Voices in English » China: Why Zhu Rongji remains popular
Mr Ashdown is not content with imposing his version of stability as a temporary expedient, a regrettably necessary short-term tactic.
Regrettably, this draft constitution, which is replete with jargon and undefined terms, fails to heed that lesson.
Regrettably, the debate is so laden with emotions and self-serving arguments that the facts are often overlooked.
“Your failure to reverse this vote will regrettably mean that you persist formally in cooperating with the evil brought about by this hideous and unnecessary policy,” the bishop wrote. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
We've seen regrettably terrible conflicts of this nature in the past and, whether we're horrified because we see civilian casualties in Gaza or civilian casualties in Israel, we're horrified because of all of these examples show the ongoing need for a long-term durable peace. Press Conference �� Perth, 18 January 2009 - Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Regrettably, such dialectics piled on the post-punk jumble are too didactic to warrant repeat listenings, even at grad-school shindigs.
We consider that the science is clear but, regrettably, the whole process has dragged on too long.
The train driver was regrettably 'coshed' during the heist but such was the notoriety of this literally Grand Theft Train-o -- that when some seven years later the driver sadly passed on -- of leukemia (and not anything to do with the train heist) -- his family and the pompous British establishment still blamed the satanic Great Train Robbers for his death! Martin Lewis: The Great Train Robbery Explained -- By Peter Cook
Attempts to denigrate his playing simply because of his popularity are misplaced but regrettably widespread.
The book opens with a discussion of positivism and empiricism, positions which regrettably are still dominant within social and natural science.
Regrettably, as we got older, we initiated new pupils too (although nonviolently). Times, Sunday Times
Regrettably, Messenia's alkaline soils cause most imported pottery to lose its surface slip over time, while the vessels manufactured in the friable local clays do not hold their original slips well to begin with.
Regrettably, the overall effect of the piece was tame—gently absurdist, charming, amusing.
The vote was 96-2, and the two absentees regrettably were Kerry and Edwards.
Regrettably, this illogical and antediluvian attitude still persists even when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.
Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.
For a few moments we become regrettably flippant, and toy with the idea of composing a Handbook to Eton in the Sellar-Yeatman style, beginning with the sentence: "No scug is permitted to order a strawberry pop in the mess. Try Anything Twice
Regrettably, the US government has the fervent support of our government, apparently in the belief that we have a duty to stand by the US and will gain from doing so.
Regrettably the customer's daughter died following unsuccessful attempts to find a suitable donor for a heart-lung transplant.
But we remain stuck in hopeless denial, regrettably incapable of accepting what will be harsh medicine.
Regrettably, it appears that India will have to relearn a lesson that it should already have learned extraordinarily well by now: you cannot negotiate with terror on your knees.
While I am, regrettably, unschooled in the field of astro-nomy/-logy, perhaps if I describe the constellatory patterns in the night-sky above, it would ease your attempt to pinpoint my approximate location. Y.P.R.: To the Chap Who Finds This Bottled-Enclosed Message
Regrettably, I've still not got round to downloading it, mainly due to a slight worry that I might just overload the system.

How To Use Regrettably In A Sentence

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