regrettable decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofregrettableanddecision
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regrettable
adjective
uk/rɪˈɡret.ə.bəl/us/rɪˈɡret̬.ə.bəl/
making you feel sad and sorry ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofregrettableanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We think it is a monstrous and a highlyregrettabledecision.
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To allow the first appreciation was a mostregrettabledecision.
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This unfortunate andregrettabledecisionwas taken by the other partner.
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I think it is a mostregrettabledecisionand the implications of it go very far and very wide.
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That is another valid reason why he should reverse thisregrettabledecisionwhich he has reached.
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From a political point of view, it is nevertheless aregrettabledecision.
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From every point of view, this is aregrettabledecision.
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That is aregrettabledecision, but it has now been taken, which means that people cannot even get to the post office by public transport.
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That was aregrettabledecision, but it was a decision.
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That was aregrettabledecision.
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This was no doubt aregrettabledecisionto have to take, but, given the situation, can there be any doubt that it was justified in the general national interest?
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That was, in itself, aregrettabledecision.
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Secondly, as part of a policy of reducing the cost of house purchase they should reverse their recentregrettabledecisionto suspend the extension of compulsory land registration.
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This proved to be aregrettabledecision.
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First, we should bear in mind that the courts, faced with requests by landlords for possession, take some regrettable decisions.
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However, would he care to speculate on some of the reasons that have driven them to take those regrettable decisions?
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In some cases there are even riggings of some regrettable decisions.
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