Word: regretable
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...regret deeply any injuries that may have been done in the course of the events that led to this decision. I would say only that if some of my judgments were wrong-and some were wrong-they were made in what I believed at the time to be the best interests of the nation. To those who have stood with me . . . I will be eternally grateful for your support. And to those who have not felt able to give me your support, let me say I leave with no bitterness toward those who have opposed me, because...
...passing judgment on the case, did so with information that was incomplete and in some respects erroneous. This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret." The tapes, he also conceded, "are at variance with certain of my previous statements"-a euphemism for the fact that he had lied repeatedly...
...appear to have. As a result, those arguing my case, as well as those passing judgment on the case, did so with information that was incomplete and in some respects erroneous. This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret...
...court in the desegregation area. "In the short run," he wrote, "it may seem to be the easier course to allow our great metropolitan areas to be divided up each into two cities-one white, the other black-but it is a course, I predict, our people will ultimately regret...
...other unions threatened to hamper future performances. Frankie said he was owed an apology for "15 years of shit," canceled the tour and summoned his private jet. Putting down at Sydney, Frank learned that airport refuelers refused to handle his plane. Tense negotiations resulted in a statement of mutual regret, and all but one of the remaining concerts were rescheduled. Not, however, before Frankie had time to ponder just what it means to become an Ugly American...