greatest regret

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandregret

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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regret
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈɡret/us
/rɪˈɡret/
a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different ...
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(Definition ofgreatandregretfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The least-well-off time slice, then, will be the one experiencing thegreatestregret.
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This is a matter upon which we feel the verygreatestregret.
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I listened to it with thegreatestregret.
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I spoke of it with thegreatestregret.
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But the greatest sympathy and thegreatestregretmust be felt for the children of this country and their parents.
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We do it with thegreatestregret, but we cannot see that any other arrangement is possible.
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I must with thegreatestregret— and it will be widely regretted throughout the adult education world— withdraw the amendment.
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To see this happening causes thegreatestregretand concern on all sides.
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It was with thegreatestregretthat we found it necessary to cancel that permission.
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I do it with thegreatestregret-with the greatest pain.
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It was a matter of thegreatestregretthat the company was not prepared to accept the generous offer that we put before it.
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With thegreatestregret, the trawler fleet is really non-existent now.
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I speak on this topic with the verygreatestregretand with no positive confidence.
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I only mention it tonight with thegreatestregret.
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I feel thegreatestregretboth for the power cuts and for the constant use of additional electrical equipment in households.
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Mygreatestregretwas that we were never able to come to an agreement about that key policy issue.
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Mygreatestregretis that this matter is not being given the urgent attention which its merits.
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It is a matter of thegreatestregretthat no rational argument has been put forward.
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It is a matter for thegreatestregretwhen anyone suffers punishment as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
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I accept the position as it stands at the moment with thegreatestregret.
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