Sullied

And why must the name of Belgium always be sullied by foreign relations which it cannot manage to control?" she said.

And if Spain is so concerned over the Capitol complex halls being sullied by the likenesses of convicted felons — or potential convicted felons — why not push for a resolution to get rid of two oil paintings of former Republican Gov. George Ryan?

Her reverence for him (that we can only assume she had at least a portion of before this incident) was forever sullied.

In these times of individualism, the image of the spontaneous wave of young volunteers sullied with mud provided a rush of pride for a wounded people making the tragedy more manageable.

Last night, in an era in which true statesmanship is thin on the ground, a true and compelling moral vision came from a sullied source.

We were sitting in the storied old Western Pennsylvania Engineers Society in its brownstone building in downtown Pittsburgh, but the charm of the place was sullied by several big screen TVs, giving the old dining room a rather sports bar feel.

April Benayoum, 21, placed second in the Miss France pageant televised Saturday’s televised pageant, but her moment in the limelight was quickly sullied.

Because the once very holy city of Me’ah She’arim has now become sullied with the evil of sinas chinam, with the ultimate mechaneh shaim ra l’chaveiro.

It is a credit to Mr. Gore and his people that they bowed before the sullied majesty of the law; it is a testimony to the maturity of the American people that they moved ahead with living.

Whereas had sullied its progress, had only begun to enrich its layered themes.

Pakistan’s international reputation too sullied - how did that happen?

In the BPD narrative of the GTTF, police officials tried to paint a picture of an initially effective unit sullied by a few bad actors.

It is a pity that Malaysia's international standing is sullied by such expressions of bigotry,” Singer said.

This comes as the ruling Zanu PF’s just-ended primary elections have been sullied by accusations of ballot-stuffing, multiple voting and violence — raising fears of further turmoil in looming national elections.

Jowett knew the primary reason why Gell would attract hostility was that he had never worked for the Press nor been a delegate, and he had sullied himself in the City with raw commerce.

Le Corbusier was highly critical of the urban style of Algiers, describing the European district as "nothing but crumbling walls and devastated nature, the whole a sullied blot".

Some, such as John of Salisbury and William of Tyre, say Eleanor's reputation was sullied by rumours of an affair with her uncle Raymond.