Sentence examples for already tattered from inspiring English sources

The image of unelected senators misspending taxpayers' money has done nothing for the Senate's already tattered reputation.

This case is damaging to Goldman's already tattered public image, but not because of the battle its lawyers will have to fight.

As borrowing costs fall, the chances of Spain having to ask for a eurozone bailout are reduced – allowing it to avoid harsher conditions like those imposed on neighbouring Portugal and saving some of Rajoy's already tattered public support.

The complaint, which was filed last week, represents a further deterioration in the already tattered relationship between the Bloomberg administration and the union representing the city's 80,000 public school teachers.

Judges see themselves as pillars of the Egyptian state, but, in their zeal to defend it and themselves against an Islamist threat, they are unravelling their country's already tattered rule of law.

If the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, takes action against him — he has already tried to relieve Mr. Essawi of his duties — it could open deep new divisions in Iraq's already tattered sectarian landscape and send a discouraging signal about whether a post-United States Iraq can forge a truly inclusive and representative government.

Weaving back into a social fabric already badly tattered by nearly four decades of war presents a special challenge.

Comedian Bill Cosby was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 after plying her with drugs and alcohol, marking the first criminal case against a once-beloved performer whose father-figure persona was already left tattered by dozens of misconduct accusations.

It seems clear that the Justice Department's secret investigation of A.P. reporters' phone records and the I.R.S.'s targeting of conservative groups have the potential to damage both the Obama legacy and the already-tattered public trust in the federal government for years to come.

Their would-be buyers want them to clear the decks, asking the banks to forgive the debt or trade it for equity as part of the deal.But the banks are unwilling to degrade their already-tattered balance sheets further and risk another financial crisis: debt restructuring is going very slowly.

The American Magnitsky Act, which punishes Russians accused of violating human rights, has infuriated Russia and aggravated the already-tattered relationship.