Word: regretable
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...modernization and prosperity, and preventing any element from dividing our nation. I feel as though we are being forced to drift aimlessly, gripped by wrong ideas [such as permissiveness and lack of discipline] and totally disregarding the realities. On the question of when martial law should be lifted, I regret to say that such questions are beyond the realm of my duties...
...took up positions around the building, waiting to seize the aging "students" if they set foot outside. The standoff abruptly ended when the Libyan government announced that it had agreed to recall its four nationals. At a press conference, the pseudo diplomats denied the charges against them and expressed regret at having to leave the U.S. Said one: "We wanted to finish our studies...
Indeed the lineup was so unimpressive that Trainer Leroy Jolley took the uncommon step of entering a filly against the colts. Genuine Risk was the first filly to make the run for the roses since 1959. Only one female had ever won the race, Regret in 1915. Said one bookmaker: "Any time a Derby field isn't strong enough to scare off the girls, you've got trouble...
...Tehran, Barbara Timm, who had journeyed there to see her hostage son, Marine Sergeant Kevin Hermening, snapped: "I'm angry that our President would do something so stupid." Accompanied by her husband to a press conference in the office of Iranian President Abolhassan Banisadr, she said, "We deeply regret" the U.S. rescue attempt, and offered "apologies" to the Iranian people. Then, as Banisadr smiled, she posed for cameramen under a portrait of the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, embraced her husband and broke into tears...
...Washington, John Limbert Sr. had mixed feelings. On the one hand, he wished the President's patience had not run out. On the other, he felt compelled to support his decision. Said Limbert: "I called the White House and expressed my regret and condolences to the families of the servicemen who died, and I asked that the President be told that I understood what he was trying to do." Mary Needham felt much the same way. But she was worried that heated discussion of the rescue attempt could further endanger the lives of the hostages. Said she: "When...