Possible Clues:

• 'It's my concern ...'
• ''Sad to say . . .''
• "It's my concern ..."
• 'It distresses me to tell you...'
• Start of a bit of bad news
• 'Sorry to say...'
• 'There is some concern ... '
• 'My concern is that ...'
• 'It distresses me to say...'
• *"Sorry to say ..."