“While this is regrettable, it is important to remember that hundreds of NHL players have been tested over the years as part of their participation in the Nagano, Salt Lake City and the upcoming Turin Olympics, in addition to many other international hockey competitions, and this is the first positive test for a banned substance.”
Ted Saskin
“It is regrettable that a Dostoyevsky did not live near this most interesting of all decadents (Jesus Christ) - I mean someone who would have known how to sense the very stirring charm of such a mixture of the sublime, the sickly, and the childlike”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“It's regrettable what happened, but it's remarkable that the officer survived this encounter. It was equal measures of instinct, training and street survival skills.”
Wayne Shelor
“Even after two months of waiting, the reunion has not materialized. We find it extremely regrettable.”
Junichiro Koizumi
“That Sweden should have a case of BSE is regrettable but despite everything not unexpected. The EU...had in its previous risk assessment designated Sweden as a country where it was unlikely, but not impossible, that BSE might occur.”
Leif Denneberg
“It is regrettable that we could not find the audience that that show deserved.”
Peter Liguori
“It is sad and regrettable that the urgent court application comes in the wake of fruitful interventions by the Minister... to ensure that the inmates are able to receive treatment at accredited sites.”
Luphumzo Kebeni