"It is a pity that her techniques died with her, " he told The Hindu newspaper.
It is a pity that Mr de Villiers does not trumpet this simple solution more noisily.
It is a pity that, more often than not, this means in the wrong direction.
But it is a pity that fear of libel suits - or was it a last sliver of face-saving?
It is a pity that an important topic like contemporary food mores, which deserves serious study, is treated so rhetorically.
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It is a pity that you are not allowed to go any higher, as it is exciting swaying with the wind at the top.
"It is a pity that Lord Moynihan did not join us then and help protect sport in state schools, " said Mr Efford.
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In fact it is a pity that the owners of these companies, who generate the main economic income in most of these countries, are foreigners.
It is a pity that Mr Siegelbaum's book has such poor photographs: for those who never experienced the true horrors of Soviet-era motoring, words are not enough.
It is just a pity that there are no pictures, for on the whole the Stuarts were a handsome lot.
It is a great pity that they could not have worked through this with us, and other London exchanges, before announcing their engagement.
It is such a pity that because Polydor have eliminated it from the charts it has not been given a chance of becoming the biggest selling record of the year.
It is a pity, then, that Europe's stability and growth pact, as it stands, is neither.
So it is a disgrace and a pity that when it comes to choosing a new boss to run that vital body, those same ministers have become hopelessly paralysed by national prejudice and regional vanity.
That is a pity, for it ignores the reasons behind the chain's rise.
In a society that teaches us to associate morality with religion, it is easy to assume that a strong relationship exists between piety and pity, between god and good.
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Which is a pity because it would be interesting to see what price is put on such exposure: assuming that a price is being paid of course.
It is rather an irritating read, often falling into the self-glamorising and self-pity that can be a feature of white Africans.
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