Sentence examples for had marred from inspiring English sources

The first was technical: computer errors had marred TimesSelect.

Similar attacks on politicians had marred the pre-election period.

Widespread violence that had marred the last elections in 2008 had not so far recurred.

After boycotts had marred the previous two Olympiads, political problems threatened to return to centre stage at the 1988 Games.

There were only a few reports of the violence that had marred the last days of the campaign.

Inter Milan won its third consecutive Serie A title in Italy's top soccer league, and fan violence that had marred the sport in 2007 appeared to abate domestically.

Although Stonehenge has never failed to impress visitors, the setting of the stones had marred people's appreciation of the site, she added.

Though there were some complaints about ballot-stuffing and other skulduggery, initially there seemed to be little of the widespread electoral malfeasance that had marred previous Russian elections.

Other judging decisions that have gone against Korean athletes in London led The Korea Times to say the alleged gaffes had "marred the credibility of the Olympics".

With remarkable candor, he described how the drugs had marred every facet of his life — from days of missed work to increasing debt, deteriorating health and marital strain.

"The wrangling over the choice of head of state...had marred the meeting before it even started," we reported.