1. The election campaign was Marred by widespread corruption. 2. Poll Watch, an independent monitoring group established prior to the March election, reported that the election campaign had been marred by widespread corruption and violence. 3. But the expansion campaign has been marred by several interruptions recently. 4. The campaign has been marred by personal insults on both sides. 5. The election campaign was marred by some violence. 6. Perhaps because of those stakes, the campaign was marred by dirty tricks, violence and threats of violence. 7. Armed clashes among supporters of rival candidates have marred the campaign for the ballots. 8. Armed police were posted outside voting stations, a sign of the violence that has marred the campaign. 9. Armed police were posted outside, a sign of the violence that has marred the campaign. 10. But her victory will by no means end the bitter debate over Asian immigration and racism that marred the campaign. |