1.   A victory against the Buffs would restore some luster to their tainted reputation.

2.   It has ruined lives, ended careers, tainted reputations and worsened the already sad state of race relations in America.

3.   Perhaps the highest price Phillips will pay is losing a surefire bid for the Heisman Trophy, having been suspended from several games and suffering a tainted reputation.

4.   Despite its battles against a tainted reputation, the PRI still possesses more state, local and federal posts than any other party in Mexico.

5.   He and other opposition lawmakers noted the tainted reputations of many ministers, and said the government will have to work hard to overcome its image.

6.   Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-archa formed his Cabinet last Tuesday, and was immediately criticized by many Thais because of the tainted reputations and inexperience of many ministers.

7.   Still, due to widespread vote-buying, entrenched political fiefdoms and voting patterns in the countryside, Thais re-elected many lawmakers with tainted reputations.