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...order had its intended effect: more than 60,000 video recorders are now backed up awaiting languorous inspection, and only 16,000 of the 200,000 recorders ordered for the holiday season are expected to make it to store shelves in time. So far Tokyo has expressed only "regret," but the gambit may well boomerang in classic protectionist fashion. A Japanese trade delegation that is now considering increased imports from France will surely keep the Poitiers ploy in mind...
Looking back on his college athletes record, Regan says he regrets he has not been able to focus on running as much as he would have liked to He does not regret having decided to give classes top priority, although the says he has never really been able to run as well as possible because of his academic schedule...
...from Mary's bitterness and rebellion, back to passive indifference which mirrors the world's. No longer famous or even notorious, McLane, like the historical character on whom she is based, dies in obscurity Orange lighting bathes the set there are no more choked back tears of rage or regret, but a dull feeling of acceptance at the death of a genius...
...aspiring international lawyer will never regret his decision to fly to the City last Friday to run the race that threw this unknown translator of Korean languages into the limelight of international sports...
There may yet be some light at the end of this tunnel. In its first issue this year, the Review, under new management, expressed its "regret" about the affirmative action piece and similar articles. Perhaps the sudden tragedy with the destruction of the sukkah will finally shock the Review into realizing the consequences of its actions. The Review can remain "the most exciting undergraduate newspaper in the country" (its own appraisal) without deicing into inappropriate satire angering fellow students, or dividing the community. A fuller apology would have been preferable, but having apologized, the Review should be given a second...