1.   IBM has taken a publicity beating as corruption charges taint subsidiaries in Argentina and elsewhere.

2.   She has been tainted by charges of corruption, all of which she has denied.

3.   Previous aid deals have been tainted by charges of corruption.

4.   As Fujimori began his inaugural address, they walked out in protest of a vote tainted by charges of widespread fraud.

5.   But the public refused to let them do so, fearing the unresolved charges would taint the image of Buddhism.

6.   Elections for the federal Parliament were held in Kashmir last May, but were tainted by charges of coercion by security forces.

7.   In May, Fujimori won a third five-year term in an election tainted by charges of widespread fraud.

8.   It also has been tainted by charges of racism, corruption and the revelation that four genocide suspects were working on defense teams.

9.   Successive governments have failed to lift the country out of misery and have been tainted by charges of corruption.