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| Subject | Russian | English |
| cliche. | как бы печально это ни звучало | as sad as it sounds (В. Бузаков) |
| gen. | как ни печально | sadly (maystay) |
| gen. | как ни печально | unfortunately (Pickman) |
| cliche. | как это ни печально | sad though it may be (Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart is up to his old habits: parading petty grievances around like serious issues. This habit is long past being tiresome and is completely unbefitting someone who held top job in our country’s third largest city. Sad though it may be, this is now the go-to leftist political playbook: righteous victory if you win, blame systemic discrimination if you lose.  nationalpost.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | как это ни печально | regrettably (Андрей Уманец) |
| Игорь Миг | как это ни печально | I am sad to say |
| gen. | как это ни печально, но ... | regrettably (Андрей Уманец) |