Tarnished floors.

They have tarnished my daughter s reputation in prison.

Indeed, the capitalists triumphant story is tarnished, as is our faith in international trade.

If only something would be done to clean up the country's tarnished human rights record.

If the ECB grossly understates the risks, its credibility as a regulator will be badly tarnished.

Who is going to restore the tarnished reputation of the Japanese armed forces and fighting men?

At the same time, the war in Iraq and abuses associated with it have tarnished America s image in Eastern Europe.

In the eyes of many critics at home and abroad, the Bush administration s excesses tarnished the idea of democracy promotion.

In the eyes of many critics at home and abroad, the Bush administration s excesses tarnished the idea of democracy promotion.

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The decade long economic slowdown of the 1990 s tarnished Japan s reputation, but it did not erase Japan s soft power resources.

Allegations of corruption and mismanagement have tarnished Zuma's presidency, though he has managed to survive two no confidence votes by lawmakers.

Whatever the provocation that led to Zidane s behavior (probably a racial comment), his violent act, seen around the world, has tarnished his image.

And others because they see Cerati as an idol, a legend, whose lyrics can't be tarnished, or worse, be an object of ridicule.

But the doctrine of preemptive war has been badly tarnished, and I remain hopeful that Congress and the American people have learned a painful lesson.

But I was struck by the fact that America, a country with such a tarnished civil rights record, could be repeating its mistakes so blatantly.

With its public image tarnished by infighting and corruption, Fatah is looking toward its August 4 convention as an opportunity to unify for the electoral campaign.

Moreover, the EU s image as a defender of human rights around the world will be tarnished by its inability to hold member states to its own standards.

The bottom line is that Hong Kong's image as an open society has been tarnished, with criticism coming from international rights organizations, academics, and the global media.

With an economy that will not better Europe in such adverse circumstances, and with a tarnished US image, the dollar will be at risk of a serious fall.

The opening of parliament was also tarnished by claims by opposition legislators that they had received anonymous death threats warning them against booing Mr Mugabe during his address.

China s answers to those questions are clear it is no longer willing to risk financial and economic stability on the basis of Washington s hollow promises and tarnished economic stewardship.

It has led to a dangerous extension of executive powers, tarnished our adherence to universal human rights, and inhibited the critical process that is at the heart of an open society.

In the climate of extreme fear that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration s tortured legal interpretations of international and domestic law tarnished American democracy and diminished its soft power.

In the climate of extreme fear that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration engaged in tortured legal interpretations of international and domestic law that tarnished American democracy and diminished its soft power.

None of this is easy, but South Africa must now act decisively in order to polish its tarnished image as a responsible regional power. Business as usual is no longer a viable approach for South African foreign policy.

With an economy that will not better Europe in such adverse circumstances, and with a tarnished US image, the dollar will be at risk of a serious fall. The only thing that might hold the dollar at near to present levels is a bad economic performance in Europe.

Not only did Grass define Israel as a threat to world peace he also noted that he had remained silent for so long simply because he believed that his own origins, tarnished by a stain that can never be removed, denied him the right to speak the truth.

Second, Hong Kong has an international image to maintain, and in international politics what is perceived is often as important as what really happens. The bottom line is that Hong Kong's image as an open society has been tarnished, with criticism coming from international rights organizations, academics, and the global media.

With 192 members and a mandate that covers everything from security to refugees to public health, the United Nations is the world s only global organization. But polls in the United States show that two thirds of Americans think the UN is doing a poor job, and many believe it was tarnished by corruption during the Iraq oil for food program under Saddam Hussein.

Omurbek Tekebayev, a long time Kyrgyz MP with a tarnished reputation, was seemingly shocked to find that when he bedded down for an evening in a yurt camp created by the organizers of the event, the country s most notorious gangster was hanging out in the next door yurt. (A yurta, in Russian, boz üý in Kyrgyz, or ger in Mongolian, is a traditional nomadic dwelling.