IRA Chief-of-Staff Richard Mulcahy bemoaned the fact that they had not been able to drive the British " out of anything bigger than a fairly good size police barracks ".

Olusegun Obasanjo, who by 1999 had become President, bemoaned the fact in his inaugural address that year: ‘... Professionalism has been lost ... my heart bleeds to see the degradation in the proficiency of the military .’

In a 1982 judgment delivered under such a referral, Chief Justice Tom O ' Higgins bemoaned the crude strictures of the prescribed process ; especially the fact that, if the court finds that a bill does not violate the Constitution, this judgment can never subsequently be challenged.

Hymes clearly considers folklore and narrative a vital part of the fields of linguistics, anthropology and literature, and has bemoaned the fact that so few scholars in those fields are willing and able to adequately include folklore in its original language in their considerations ( Hymes 1981: 6-7 ).

While serving in that capacity, he bemoaned the fact that many large software projects were delayed.

Much of the criticism focused on the featuring of children so prominently in the ballet, and many bemoaned the fact that the ballerina did not dance until the Grand Pas de Deux near the end of the second act ( which did not occur until nearly midnight during the program ).

" Abigail Adams called the conspiracy a " diabolical plot ," and bemoaned the fact that there was no guillotine in Philadelphia.

Jeremy Parish of 1UP. com bemoaned the fact that Gravemind was never explicitly stated to be the Flood leader in either Halo 2 or Halo 3 and was hardly seen in the third installment.

During the 1888 election, the Evening Capital bemoaned the fact that the " ring " prevented any other Democrat from running against Compton for the nomination ( because white Democrats dominated the state, Democratic primary elections were the deciding ones ).

In the wake of this cover, Bowie bemoaned the fact that when he performed the number himself he would encounter " kids that come up afterwards and say, ' It's cool you're doing a Nirvana song.

Critics have also bemoaned the fact that far more space is given to the terror of the communist regime than the fascist one.

It was built by serfs at a cost of heavy loss of life, a fact bemoaned by Nikolay Nekrasov in his well-known poem The Railway.

As his comics moved from dedicated comic book shops into shopping malls, Vasquez bemoaned the attendant change in his audience.

Though Scrooge often bemoaned the ( temporary ) loss of his Money Bin during his comic book adventures, this cartoon addressed the more realistic observation that keeping his wealth out of circulation is financially unsound.

Culture minister Halbe Zijlstra bemoaned the demise of the " Big Three " as Gerard Reve and Willem Frederik Hermans had already died.

The writers decried the waste of time and talent during that decade and bemoaned abuses that had held China back.

In 2011, critic James Parker bemoaned the absence of laugh tracks in many popular sitcoms of the time, feeling that the idea of not having an audience had become an overused gimmick:

Arsenal fans bemoaned the deal as manager George Graham had no obvious replacement, spending most of the next season with the inexperienced ( and midfield specialist ) Michael Thomas in the No. 2 shirt, followed by the impossibly left-footed Nigel Winterburn.

The writers decried the waste of time and talent during that decade and bemoaned abuses that had held China back.

The demons that had ‘ come on to these persons ’ began to tremble with fear and, by making loud cries, bemoaned their end.

That loss for Scottish history has been bemoaned by Scottish historians.

Christodoulos read a list of " 13 offences " of the Roman Catholic Church against the Eastern Orthodox Church since the Great Schism, including the pillaging of Constantinople by crusaders in 1204, and bemoaned the lack of any apology from the Roman Catholic Church, saying “ Until now, there has not been heard a single request for pardon ” for the “ maniacal crusaders of the 13th century .”

" The Simpsons under Scully has been negatively labelled as a " gag-heavy, Homer-centric incarnation " by Jon Bonné of MSNBC, while some fans have bemoaned the transformation in Homer's character during the era, from sweet and sincere to " a boorish, self-aggrandizing oaf ", dubbing him " Jerkass Homer ".

Critics bemoaned the lack of the Koopalings in many games, commenting on how it has taken more than 15 years for them to get another major appearance, as well as criticizing Bowser Jr. for replacing them.

In the late 13th century Guiraut Riquier bemoaned the inexactness of his contemporaries and wrote a letter to Alfonso X of Castile, a noted patron of literature and learning of all kinds, for clarification on the proper reference of the terms trobador and joglar.

Despite this, enemy design itself was bemoaned for being " corny and generic ", with notable exceptions to some of the Paper Marios original boss characters.

However, in an interview given in the 1980s, he bemoaned the lack of good character parts for aging stars, and readily admitted that he now took on roles mostly for the money, such as his roles in the horror potboilers The Swarm, in which he played a doctor, and Dracula's Dog, in which he played a police inspector.

Additionally, the Artificial Intelligence involved was bemoaned for contributing an imbalance in the game, with the random availability of quality items giving players an unfair advantage.

Erwin Rommel, who, as a junior officer, won the Pour le Mérite for his exploits in the battle, often bemoaned the demands placed upon his " poorly fed troops ".

These not only bemoaned their dead, but cried aloud for food.

In reaction to Mencken's essay, " The Sahara of the Bozart ," the Southern Agrarians ( also based mostly around Vanderbilt ) called for a return to the South's agrarian past and bemoaned the rise of Southern industrialism and urbanization.

Employers and temporary staff agencies have bemoaned the time it takes for a worker to be cleared by the CRB and in an effort to cut waiting times the government allowed the establishment of " ISA Adult First ".

Variety also bemoaned her break from the big screen but felt that, despite a performance of " tender feeling ", " her natural vivaciousness and spontaneity are straightjacketed " by the film noir format.

Hadleigh claims that, in 1959, Time critic Richard Schickel's review of the film version of Williams ' Suddenly, Last Summer, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift, bemoaned: " Why do we have to have all of this homosexuality in our movies?

White has bemoaned the state of contemporary film criticism, describing it as " intellectual anarchy " and saying that " the profession is in dismal shape, fucking dismal condition ".

After quarterback Jay Cutler came down with an injury in 2011, where the Bears lost 5 straight games and was knocked out of playoff contention, his absence was bemoaned in a song parodying the hit Baby Come Back as a parody called Cutty Come Back.

Increasing prosperity resulting from Muslim conquests in the centuries following Muhammad's death, was accompanied by what some Muslims bemoaned as a general " corruption " of morals in the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

Kapuściński's dying before he could be awarded the Prize was bemoaned in the Swedish press as late as October 2010.

Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic, however ; he considered the album to be " featureless " and bemoaned the " anonymity " of Harrison's vocals.

While the album was a gold certified success upon its April 1997 release, many critics and fans bemoaned the concept, finding the disparate styles of both decades clashing with each other, and with the lack of significant hits ( i. e. " 25 Or 6 To 4 ", " Call On Me " and " What Kind Of Man Would I Be?

Die-hard enthusiasts often bemoaned that Dick Smith Electronics was becoming like Tandy, a competitor in the consumer electronics business which generally stocked non-technical / non-hobbyist ranges with a small range of over-priced components in bubble-packs.

Several fan sites have bemoaned production and distribution problems that prevented the series from finding an audience before it was canceled.

Sir William bemoaned that he was " shamefully beaten " the previous day in " his first match of the year " but says nothing of his opponents.