It is a pity that Mr de Villiers does not trumpet this simple solution more noisily.
"It is a pity that her techniques died with her, " he told The Hindu newspaper.
It is a pity that, more often than not, this means in the wrong direction.
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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That is a pity, for it ignores the reasons behind the chain's rise.
It is just a pity that there are no pictures, for on the whole the Stuarts were a handsome lot.
It is a pity, then, that Europe's stability and growth pact, as it stands, is neither.
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 Lord Moynihan did not join us then and help protect sport in state schools, " said Mr Efford.
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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 great pity that they could not have worked through this with us, and other London exchanges, before announcing their engagement.
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.
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