11.   It was the tarnished image it gave the U.S. delegation.

12.   It was basically a public relations gambit by the Saudis to polish their tarnished image in the United States.

13.   Joni Lamb said that the network is trying to overcome the tarnished image of Christian TV that followed the sex and money scandals of such televangelists as Jim Bakker.

14.   Many feel it was his tarnished image that cost Belle the MVP title the last two season.

15.   Meanwhile, the company hopes to polish its tarnished image tomorrow night with a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz.

16.   Newman will be expected to help Bankers Trust revamp its tarnished image.

17.   NBC was eager to offer Simpson a national forum in which to polish his tarnished image so that he might become commercially viable again.

18.   Not only is baseball competing with other sports for shelf space, but it is also struggling with its own tarnished image.

19.   Observers said it offers a good chance for the Redmond, Wash., firm to repair its tarnished public image.

20.   Police Cmdr. Tom Lorenzen, who heads security for the convention, has said that it will provide a chance for the department to redeem its tarnished image.