Examples of using Regrettable in English and their translations into Chinese
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This hardship is regrettable, but no reasonable standard of international morality requires the United States to risk military intervention to redress it.
It is regrettable that the sixtieth session of the General Assembly comes at a time when the international community is unable to reach consensus on disarmament issues.
Mr. Baali(Algeria) said that it was regrettable that it had not been possible to adopt the draft resolution without a vote.
He added,"it is regrettable that such information can come from such a high-ranking official.
It was regrettable that the reports submitted under agenda item 28 did not refer to the dire socioeconomic and humanitarian conditions in those areas.
It was regrettable that, despite efforts made by several Member States, few States had taken steps to end violence against women migrant workers.
It is regrettable that the Permanent Mission of Venezuela did not request an escort for Foreign Minister Maduro Moros on 23 September.
I view that it was slightly regrettable but I suppose at that point that I didn't have any other plans.
It was regrettable that formal negotiations between the parties had stalled, despite the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy.
It is regrettable that the Security Council has totally neglected the application of paragraph 14 of resolution 687(1991).
This rather ridiculous presumption is probably a compensation for the regrettable smallness of the soul.
It was regrettable that most United Nations agencies did not have country offices, which meant they could not participate effectively in national coordination mechanisms.
It was regrettable that no proactive steps had been taken, and the Committee would like to know what the Government planned to do in order to accelerate the process of achieving equality.
It was regrettable that certain delegations had suggested a political solution of the East Timor issue, which was completely irrelevant to the Committee's deliberations.
It was also regrettable that all reference to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation was deleted from the outcome document of the 2005 World Summit.
It was regrettable that, owing to the lack of time and the complexity of the issue, it had not been possible to achieve a consensus.
Ms. Pokhrel(Nepal) said it was regrettable that only a husband or father could transmit Nepalese citizenship to a spouse or child.
It is regrettable that a man's death will be shown on screen but we are also concerned that this documentary will not be balanced.
It was regrettable that the CTBT, a major instrument in strengthening non-proliferation and disarmament, had not yet entered into force.
It was regrettable that the outdated approach of the Special Committee on decolonization seemed not to have allowed for that to be recognized.