1.   The accusations stained his reputation.

2.   No well-regarded free-agent coach, such as George Seifert, is going to step into this debris and risk staining his reputation.

3.   Reputations have been stained and great offense has been taken.

4.   They can twist the arm or stain the reputation of any minister they choose.

5.   They contend that it stained the reputation of the armed forces and demoralized an officer corps that was already deeply split between pro- and anti-Chavez factions.

6.   They do not want one ugly moment to stain his reputation forever.

7.   Today, critics say, the fund has become an agent for the dispossession of another people, staining its reputation.

8.   Allegations of shady dealings stained the reputation of the outgoing government.

9.   The board also said such behavior stains the reputation of sports and banned Fagernes for three months.

10.   More importantly, it could permanently stain his reputation.