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Such a reputation would be instantly tarnished if Boeing began making inappropriate tradeoffs between safety and profitability.

The hint of a link tarnished Scargill and yet trust of him amongst striking miners remained firm.

Peiser said the emails had "tarnished the image of British science around the world" .

Repeated UN failures to capture Aidid had only raised his status and tarnished the humanitarian nature of the UN mission, I agreed.

Customers are dissatisfied when they cannot receive timely and accurate bank statements. The image of the bank is tarnished.

Fear not, the trip was salvaged and I enjoyed lots of sun, sea and sightseeing, but it was slightly tarnished.

The failure of the investment trust tarnished the bank's reputation and put it off asset management for decades.

Mr. Arnold, however, writes that the bank's business of catering to wealthy clients will be tarnished by its subprime problems.

If the current struggles with a strong euro are any guide, euro members might even half welcome a tarnished currency.

The EU is still the great brass ring of European politics, but it is now a tarnished brass ring.

However, all the minnows worry that the "gold standard" trade talks might be tarnished by enlargement.

Our correspondent says it was a day that probably left no-one entirely satisfied and the Olympic spirit rather tarnished.

However tarnished, the U. S. is the last superpower, and in times of crisis, the world still looks to it.

And it felt like it was tarnished in a sense, you know. . . like even money came it, it was going away fast.

Such a spirit should not be tarnished by political problems.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper began last month to publish details of MPs' expense claims that have tarnished all the main political parties.

Despite the bank rescue, its brand may now have been irredeemably tarnished.

Abroad, though, his image has been tarnished by his controversial, often anti-Western utterances.

The young man who was attempting to lead the company's transformation has been tarnished. Where does the firm go from here?

In the eyes of some foreign media, the treatment of such would-be protesters has tarnished the reputation of the Beijing games.

Jeffrey Robinson, co-author of a book about the inner workings of the Secret Service, says the scandal has tarnished the agency's image.

If the silver is only lightly tarnished, all of the tarnish will disappear within several minutes.

Despite all this, the ex-president's reputation has barely been tarnished.

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

But in this recession, having a tarnished brand is better than having no brand at all.

But her victory was already becoming tarnished by revelations that she won a pole dancing contest at a strip club in Detroit in 2007.

However, it is doubtful whether the sudden change of policy will be enough to salvage the PA's tarnished image.

Standard & Poor's equity analyst Efraim Levy also cut Toyota to a "hold" rating from a "buy, " citing the automaker's "tarnished image. "

He thought the accusations were groundless and the Unipresident Lions have seriously tarnished his name.

The young man who was attempting to lead the company's transformation has been tarnished.

If his only answer is a US-vetoed Security Council resolution, it will trigger further disillusionment in his already tarnished presidency.

How can you justify him? His legacy may be permanently tarnished, and he'll always be held back by the aforementioned shortcomings.

It's still profitable, but the rest of that image has been tarnished.

Some analysts believe that Naoto Kan Please Ozawa refused to quit the party concerned, the Cabinet tarnished image, has been reduced.

MMC still faces a struggle amid a shrinking home market and a tarnished image in the all-important US market.

Mr Saakashvili is an impetuous nationalist who has lately tarnished his democratic credentials.

and Mr McCain's willingness to risk his political career over Iraq burnishes his tarnished reputation as a straight-talker.

Yet as this week should remind us, however tarnished the Blair legacy, Northern Ireland will always shine out as a precious gem.

The company's reputation for top-notch customer service has been tarnished.

The political scandal tarnished the reputation of the president.

These achievements are now in the process of being tarnished, as the European dream turns into a nightmare for all too many people.

The sky turns milky with a whitish haze, and at night, the moon hangs fat and low, a sinister silver dollar tarnished by Sahara dust.

Even if he clears his name and returns to France, Mr Strauss-Kahn will find his image badly tarnished.

For US investors, the strength of the dollar as funds have returned has further tarnished the attraction of non-dollar investments.

Between two of the bookcases hung a looking-glass, presenting its high and dusty plate within a tarnished gilt frame.

The image may be tarnished, but it's always there and is never beyond repair.

behind them came soldiers and officers bearing a huge holy picture , with tarnished face in a setting of silver.

What is more, the global financial crisis may have tarnished the image of the wealthy-even among the wealthy.

For instance, he studied a Florida mega church that tarnished its reputation when it tried to rewardattendees with glitzy prizes.

Detractors focus on corruption and safety problems that have lately tarnished the project's image.

Mr Obama's election in November 2008 did a great deal to revivify the much-tarnished Brand America.

That morning the river was tarnished silver, for it was cloudy and cold.

Rub the mixture over the copper, using steel wool if the pot is badly tarnished, then rinse in hot water.

I looked down at the shiny piece of glass and the tarnished golden chain, then back at the giver.

The work of restoring the tarnished ecosystems of the Gulf Coast is just beginning.

After anointing the torches with the incense, he placed them in tarnished silver sconces and lit them.

The legitimacy of the Islamic Republic has been spectacularly tarnished, both at home and abroad.

but, as Mr Obama's critics rightly point out, he backed expanded offshore drilling before fixing the tarnished regulator.

Mr. Greenspan's reputation subsequently was tarnished by the financial crisis.

And Coca-Cola has experienced first-hand the hit a company can take if its environmental reputation becomes tarnished.

Also, there's nothing people enjoy seeing more than an icon being creatively and excitingly tarnished.

But his squandering of billions of dollars in oil wealth on patronage and personal comforts has tarnished his legacy.

A survey yesterday found 89 per cent of people thought MPs' reputations had been tarnished by the scandal.

Many Croats feel that what they saw as the heroic liberation of Croatian land has now been tarnished.

Today, the image of technical competence and environmental responsibility has been tarnished.

The dream of tackling climate change with biofuels has been tarnished by the rush to produce them on land.

An embarrassing deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 4th tarnished both.

FIFA's reputation has been severely tarnished by repeated allegations of vote-buying and financial wrongdoing.

But this record has become tarnished in recent years in particular over the crisis in Zimbabwe.

The dresses on display from the queen's official visits abroad are glamorous but their setting is tarnished.

You can try this at home, even if you don't have a brass candlestick. Leave a tarnished old penny in a glass of cola overnight.

The American model has also been seriously tarnished by the Bush administration's use of torture.

'To withdraw and divest would have tarnished our brand and reputation. '

His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence that they had tarnished .

Hope can be outlived . Hope can become tarnished .

It is a mid-sized carmaker with a tarnished brand that loses money.

"There's a feeling that if you [are business-minded] then somehow you've tarnished your creativity, " he observes.

Oxygen atoms combine with metal atoms to form what's called an oxide, and this oxide is what makes the metal appear tarnished.

This in turn has tarnished their reputation as the world's economic powerhouses.

While many kept their distance from the tarnished pop star, some friends supported him.

Tarnished blades are cleaned easily with steel wool and scouring powder.

THE American model has seldom looked so tarnished.

The strike has tarnished the glamour of the Golden Globe Awards.

Yili also insisted on Wednesday that its reputation has been tarnished by competitors.

For this to happen, however, our tarnished brand of capitalism has to regain the moral high ground.

Mr Jia, 67, has survived despite being tarnished by a corruption scandal during his time as party boss in Fujian province in the 1990s.

King Sandy, his reputation tarnished, is deposed .

His image as a good student was badly tarnished.

his reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes.

The showplace he created as Earth has become tarnished and almost unrecognizable.

The showplace he created as Earth has become tarnished and almost unrecognizable.

Such concerns have not tarnished the Buffett aura, but they have long affected the share price.

But look at what has happened to others who have tried. Have they had their reputations tarnished? Or have their efforts been rewarded?

Its brand image, for now, and perhaps forever, is tarnished.

Fabricio's claims have excited the opposition, but he is himself a tarnished figure.

At the same time, in April, Mr Roh's reputation was being tarnished as he admitted to graft.

How sacred things can not be tarnished, even so the interpretation of these young people!

Today the concept has been somewhat tarnished by its abuse in Nazi and Soviet art policy.

But his steel is starting to look tarnished.

Democracy was tarnished even earlier.

The scandal tarnished his reputation.

Get rid of mineral deposits and polish chrome faucets and other tarnished chrome.

This paradigm's reputation has been badly tarnished by recent events.

Toyota's reputation was tarnished by frequent vehicle recalls and lawsuits in 2010.

The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal.

We charge a 15% restocking fee on returned items only if the item is clearly used and or the packing is tarnished.

"You've tarnished Apple's reputation, " he reportedly told the team. "You should hate each other for having let each other down. "

When silver on tables is spotted or tarnished .

Foxconn, the contract assembler of electronics for brands such as Apple, saw its image tarnished after a recent string of worker suicides.

We say Mark McGwire tarnished his 1998 home-run record because of his steroid use.

The silver spoon tarnished.

Now, New Labour looks a tarnished brand.

S. model has become tarnished, China's has gained new luster.

A tragedy that tarnished our hopes.

CRISES have a way of getting people to reassess tarnished ideas.

EVEN tarnished stars shine brightly in the world of hedge funds.

But many more are looking at how they can get their money back from a group that has been badly tarnished.

At first glance this is logical, as the older brothers have tarnished their reputations.

Formed in 2004, the Chinese Super League has been tarnished by allegations of corruption and violence.

His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school.

and I will not have it tarnished.

Tonight we will make a memory that will never be tarnished.

You have tarnished the image of France.

Next she tried to study herself in the mirror enclosed in a tarnished wreath of gilt plaster.

However, we can not be tarnished because of these people and their hearts pure and good.

I've tarnished all our memories But there'll always be a trace of you Of you

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