Word: regretable
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...most of us walked away from those high-school bands, but not without regret. By 1976, the year the first Ramones album came out, I had been out of bands for five years...
...result of all this is a request on behalf of the audiences of my nation to the performers of yours: Do not let us in. In the end, I suspect it will be better for all concerned. And, while I will regret my own banishment from the playhouses, I will retain the bittersweet satisfaction of no longer needing to be ashamed of my country’s entitlement, rudeness and general ignorance in matters of etiquette and good theatrical taste. If you bar us from your theaters, perhaps you will be able to practice your art in peace. Perhaps, instead...
...aging autocrat who staked his authority on building a better relationship with the West, only to come under fire at home for going too far. In a test of pride and power, two Presidents fought to control the weapons of diplomacy, the tiny spaces between a concern, a regret and an apology...
...invaded China's airspace. "We're not going to take that change to the President, and we're not going to accept it," Powell instructed his lead negotiator, Beijing ambassador Joseph Prueher, to tell the Chinese. The U.S., however, in an upgrade of regret, did move from saying it was "sorry" for the airspace incursion to saying it was "very sorry." In the end Beijing complied with every aspect of Powell's initial agenda, except the last of seven bullet points - return of the plane...
...potentially explosive standoff. The dénouement was crafted to exact concessions from both sides but leave each able to claim victory. China yielded on its demand that Washington take full blame and didn't force the U.S. to end its airborne surveillance. The Bush administration used language of regret that earned charges of "national humiliation" from the Republicans' conservative ranks...