1.   His reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes.

2.   But his prospects were tarnished by allegations published in February presenting him as the protector of the drug trade in Sonora.

3.   Not only that, its public image has been tarnished by allegations it has been infiltrated by the doomsday Solar Temple cult.

4.   Privately, officials conceded, an election tarnished by allegations of tampering and abuse would be a blow for the administration.

5.   But before Kabila had even reached the capital, Kinshasa, his reputation as a savior was tarnished by allegations his soldiers had massacred Hutu refugees from Rwanda.

6.   But before Kabila had even reached the capital, Kinshasa, his reputation was tarnished by allegations that his soldiers had massacred Hutu refugees who fled Rwanda.

7.   But it also is seen as a political rebuke for the Swiss, whose international reputation has been tarnished by allegations of wartime collusion with the Nazis.

8.   But it is also seen as a political rebuke for the Swiss, whose international reputation has been tarnished by allegations of wartime collusion with the Nazis.

9.   But the event was tarnished by allegations that the wife of Socialist Premier Andreas Papandreou was trying to take advantage of the event for personal political gain.

10.   The celebration has been tarnished by allegations that the wife of Socialist Premier Andreas Papandreou tried to take advantage of the event for personal political gain.