1.   Ewing lamented his failure to learn Gaelic, and he never managed to train enough priests who did.

2.   The Seattle manager lamented the failure of the starters to pitch longer, not one but all of them.

3.   He lamented the failure of most advertisements to reveal the true quality of the products advertised.

4.   Musharraf praised Vajpayee as a statesman and lamented their failure.

5.   The host Moroccan government lamented the failure of the reconciliation effort.

6.   The French Foreign Ministry also lamented the failure to achieve a breakthrough, saying military strikes would have to continue.

7.   They blamed the government for the state of the country and lamented the failure of the House of Representatives to articulate the suffering of the people.

8.   While the Sixers were figuring out who exactly will play Wednesday night, Milwaukee spent the day lamenting its failure to take control of the series.

9.   Arafat also lamented the failure of international donors to fulfil aid pledges to the Palestinians.