Sentences with phrase «lamentable state»

The fact that there is, is what tees me off more than anything about the lamentable state of affairs in the purportedly «modern» world.

According to Icahn, a possible silver lining to the A.I.G. mess is that it will «alert Washington to the lamentable state of corporate governance in America:»

OTTAWA — In a letter to an employer in his Ontario riding, a Liberal MP says his own government is wrongly invoking the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on its controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestation, and calls the whole thing «regrettable» and a «lamentable state of affairs.»

Not exact matches

VHA assumed that to be the state of the law - lamentable but nevertheless true.

That Prof. Novak and his coauthors chose to lower the level of discourse not only in First Things but in their strident letter in the April 2002 issue of Commentary, in which they dismiss the possibility of dialogue with Prof. Levenson «in his present state of mind,» is most lamentable.

The lamentable result is «religion - free education» that «indoctrinates» the young into viewing secularism as the only frame of reference - a state of affairs neither neutral nor fair.

«What is truly lamentable is that you continue your hyper - partisan attacks and do not actively seek to engage those with whom you have policy disagreements in a legitimate discussion on how we can improve the economy in our state and nation,» Faso wrote.

The paper also did acknowledge Clinton «has evinced a lamentable penchant for secrecy and made a poor decision to rely on a private email server while at the State Department.»

«For [writer - director Sean] Baker, this is an empathetic peak: a truthful and sublimely bittersweet slice of life, tracing celebratory highs and lamentable lows on the outer economic edges of the Sunshine State.

It is a tempting and largely justifiable sentiment to apply to Black Panther, given both the lamentable societal state and the slightly more specific cultural moment.

The South African state is not employing its resources to improve their refugee and lamentable conditions.

Or maybe it's a return to the lamentable pre-NCLB era, where a paucity of assessments and interventions allowed states, districts, and schools to hide achievement gaps and do little in response when they were revealed.

Contemporary art, I'm happy to say, is now more mainstream in the UK than ever, but what is lamentable is the limited and predictable attention from critics and arts editors who duplicate precious coverage space and barely step outside the zones of control dictated by the monolithic system of UK state patronage and uber - galleries.

«Finally, you may wonder why it is that a member of the Upper House of the United Kingdom legislature, wholly unconnected with and unpaid by the corporation that is the victim of your lamentable letter, should take the unusual step of calling upon you as members of the Upper House of the United States legislature either to withdraw what you have written or resign your sinecures.»