All of this strikes me as highly regrettable, of course.

Thomas added that he found the use of the law to solve internal church disputes "highly regrettable".

White House officials have characterized the incident as a highly regrettable but innocent mistake.

"It's highly regrettable, but we have to respond to the cuts that Congress handed to us."

Here there has been no preparation, and that is highly regrettable.

That is not always the case, which is highly regrettable.

That is highly regrettable but realistic since our future actions will have to be based on the money available to us.

It is highly regrettable that this information was not available for the vote in committee.

This is highly regrettable and demonstrates the need to change the way the Security Council operates.

The issues he addressed included the highly regrettable end of girlie shows at the local fair.