Bemoan Loss of Stature

U.S. Experts Bemoan Nation's Loss of Stature in the World of Science
NEW YORK, May 28 -- Some of the nation's leading scientists, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's top science adviser, today sharply criticized the diminished role of science in the United States and the shortage of federal funding for research, even as science becomes increasingly...
(By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post)

Definition

bemoan Hide phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to complain about or express sadness:
Researchers at universities are always bemoaning their lack of funds.

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stature (REPUTATION) Hide phonetics
noun [U]
the good reputation a person or organization has, based on their behaviour and ability:
an artist of great stature
His stature as an art critic was tremendous.
If the school continues to gain in stature, it will attract the necessary financial support.




(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)