Sentence examples for deeply tainted from inspiring English sources

The upper echelons of the political class are also deeply tainted by scandal and scheming.

"The Flemish movement emerged from the Second World War deeply tainted by collaboration, a trauma that is still kept alive by the Islamophobic Vlaams Belang," Bruno explained.

The new President understood that the U.S. could no longer take a high-handed approach: the world had long since stopped listening, and the language of freedom and democracy had been so deeply tainted that the cleansing will take years.

Now another coalition government, still led by the B.J.P. and deeply tainted by B.J.P. supporters' involvement in the massacre of hundreds of Muslims in Gujarat State, may be about to lose another general election.

This former shipping magnate has reappointed every local policy secretary in the civil service, including Anson Chan, the chief secretary, and Sir Donald Tsang, the financial secretary, both deeply tainted by their association with China's arch-enemy, the outgoing governor, Chris Patten.

Make or break, Poland's enthusiasm can, in the least, "detoxify", in the words of Tom Carothers from the Carnegie Endowment, the concept of democracy promotion that has been so deeply tainted by the association with the policies of the Bush administration.

"I deeply apologize for tainting the honour of Korea," said head badminton coach Sung Han-kook.

Their tainted friendship has also leant a deeply personal edge to the build-up.

Further complicating matters is the deeply held belief that government should not be tainted by religion, an idea referred to as laïcité, a concept for which there is no English translation.

Some believe that Cardinal Schönborn stands a chance of succeeding Benedict as pope — and it seems unlikely he could do so if he is tainted with the sex scandal that has deeply wounded not just the church but the upper reaches of the Vatican.

The movement was tainted with an air of emotional irrationality that is deeply unnerving to the British mentality, and that lingers to this day.