From the Random House Dictionary: Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19 . . In regards to and with regards to are widely rejected as errors.
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