That's why it's such a pity that you have to die.

It would be a pity to send you back to him.

Unfortunately, it would be extremely expensive.

I know, Mary. I'm so sorry, Mary.

You know well that you did something to be sorry for.

He's gonna be all right. I'm awfully sorry, miss.

They tried to bushwhack me, unfortunately for one of them.

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be an answer in the horizon.

Periods, unfortunately, are quite ambiguous. If you think about it, a period can be a sentence boundary.

Release these men at once.

Yet, in a globalized age, which demands transparency and posits interdependence, repentance can be considered an instrument of good governance.

PARIS National repentance is in the news again, as it has been with remarkable frequency in recent years.

Repentance is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it is a demonstration of tranquil and conscientious strength and a precondition of good and realistic governance.

Yet, in a globalized age, which demands transparency and posits interdependence, repentance can be considered an instrument of good governance. A country that has lifted the carpet of myth and indifference under which the negative aspects of its past were swept is better able to manage itself and accommodate others.

But that should not serve as an alibi for doing nothing. In July 2012, France and Algeria will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Algerian Republic.