"It is very regrettable that the law quietly changed before the trial, " Georges Fenech, the head of the Inter-ministerial Unit to Monitor and Fight Cults, told French TV.

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"It is deeply regrettable that the Thai authorities have yielded to political pressure from outside and carried out this illegal extradition, " Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

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It is deeply regrettable that all those in the executive branch, the Congress and the press who have, over the years, professed such admiration for him now seem so indifferent to his alarms.

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The British Medical Association says it is regrettable that consultants can't work to see more patients within the NHS instead of seeing them privately elsewhere.

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And it is highly regrettable that that veto occurred and that the resolution didn't pass.

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It is regrettable that President Bush has been put in the position where he has to stand up again and again for American sovereignty which is now being threatened by so many ill-advised agreements.

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It is regrettable that he has chosen to seek my removal in such a fashion, particularly given the difficult period of change we are all experiencing.

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It is most regrettable that President-elect Bill Clinton has encouraged Mr. Bush to wrap up START II before the inauguration.

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