But in that case was it sensible for the senator to make his anger and disappointment so public?
Waldron told BBC Hereford and Worcester it would make up for the disappointment of missing out on selection for the European Under-23 Championships.
Pitt completed the podium places in race one, while Haga went some way to make up for his earlier disappointment with third place in the second race.
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Tournament director Kym Hougham didn't hide his disappointment, nor did he make any excuses.
For 34-year-old all-rounder Hamilton, Scotland's failure to make the 2011 finals was of particular disappointment.
It is now their successors' task to make sure the reality will not be a disappointment.
In the case of the school, she immediately flew to South Africa to make changes in the staff, expressed her disappointment and admitted personal responsibility.
Make no mistake, this quarter was a disappointment as management did not do a very good job of reigning in costs while sales were less than impressive.
However, Mr Morris has expressed "disappointment" and claimed it would not make a significant difference.
And now, after more than a decade of disappointment, Allen is finally starting to make a little money off of Charter.
Vickery has seen himself drop out of the Lions 22 completely - Andrew Sheridan taking the prop spot on the bench - and the disappointment of being denied the chance to make amends must be huge.
Perhaps the only disappointment was that Apple CEO Steve Jobs did not make an appearance on stage.
Henning was a fan of hats and used to buy them, but after finding only disappointment in department store selections, she began to make her own.
The union said the only disappointment was that the assembly still did not have the power to make seat belts compulsory.
Iran's rejection of the deal would come as a disappointment to the US, Russia and France, and it could make the wider negotiation with Iran much more difficult - and the threat of sanctions more likely, says the BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna.
We have noted with disappointment that OPEC members today were unable to agree on the need to make more oil available to the market.
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"After the World Cup and the obvious disappointment of that, I went away to think about whether I really believed I can continue to make progress with this side, and eventually I decided that yes I do, " said Hadden.
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