1.   His political career is tarnished by numerous accusations of misuse of funds and illegal business deals.

2.   Nelson presided over very good teams in Milwaukee and lackluster teams in the Bay Area before contentious power struggles with Chris Webber and Patrick Ewing tarnished his career.

3.   The notion that Jordan somehow might tarnish his career by coming back at less than his peak is absurd.

4.   It never tarnished his career.

5.   Lerner subsequently sued Patterson, two other doctors and Washington D.C. agencies, alleging they tried to tarnish her career for recommending the visits.

6.   The losses to Mosley and Trinidad tarnished a career that once seemed without limits.

7.   Before the meet Riley said she had recovered from the trauma of the incident that tarnished her career.

8.   Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has sacked his information minister Vernon Mwaanga, whose career has been tarnished by accusations of drug trafficking, a presidential spokesman said.