Word: regretably
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...Peter's less famous principles goes like this: "Speak when you're angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret." Well, not always. At the White House the political strategists calculate that Ronald Reagan could not have snapped "Shut up!" at a better time...
...made some mistakes in dealing with Congress, and one that I still regret is weakening and compromising on legislation that first year dealing with some worthless dam projects. Signing this act was accurately interpreted as a sign of weakness on my part, and I regretted it as much as any budget decision I made as President...
...storm rose, Begin did not back off an inch. Scarcely two hours after the Rosh Hashanah observances ended Sunday evening, he called a Cabinet meeting that issued a statement briefly expressing "grief and regret" concerning the killings, but mainly trying to refute accusations of Israeli guilt. The statement declared that Israel was the victim of a "blood libel" and that "malicious and evil" allegations were being made against the nation. The Israeli government took out a full-page ad in several U.S. papers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, to stress Israel's innocence. In an effort...
ALTHOUGH THEY SYMPATHIZE with the Church's concern for family finances, the four returned Harvard missionaries interviewed regret the abbreviation of the mission. Every one stressed the difficulty of learning a new language in just a few months. "We don't get very much in two months. I'm afraid. You get a basic grasp on the grammar, and some vocabulary," says John Finlayson '84, who fulfilled his mission in Tokyo. John Beck '83, who was located in Kyushu, Japan, adds, "I was there for two months before I could understand the Japanese when they spoke...
From time to time, McClintick introduces the monotony of docudrama: Alan Hirschfield "came to regret that Friday deeply and would continue to regret it for the rest of his life." Happily, such stentorian tones do not often interfere with a drama no dream merchant could concoct. Hollywood, superb at turning its sand grains into pearls, stayed true to tradition. Far from suffering obloquy and ostracism, Begelman went on to pilot MGM. Hirschfield became head of 20th Century-Fox, where he successfully defended an executive accused of padding an expense account. By last week serious bids were being offered...