Sentence examples for have already marred from inspiring English sources

Delays and allegations of corruption have already marred India's preparations, and the dengue outbreak is just the latest concern for Indian officials, partly because the athletes' quarters will be near a breeding ground for the mosquitoes that spread the disease.

Not just because of his racism, sexism, and xenophobia, but for the long list of blatant conflicts of interests that have already marred the transition.

Ms. Palin's gender and her ability to mouth one-liners do not excuse the personal and political scandals that have already marred her selection or her complete ignorance of most international and domestic issues.

The Euro 2016 organiser, Jacques Lambert, told France Inter radio he felt the strikes had already marred the tournament.

In spite of their differences, they shared a common desire: to speak and be heard.Political wrangling, however, had already marred the meeting before it even started.

Finally, the ready recourse in Nigerian politics to enforcers and thugs of various kinds has already marred the campaigning and may well get worse.

Their vistas of rushing streams and blue herons have already been marred by the sight of backhoes and newly framed condos.

The debate will likely coincide with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi which have already been marred by boycott calls over Russia's controversial new anti-gay legislation.

I look at the girls in the picture described above (and I use the word "girls" deliberately), and I feel sorry for them that their engagements have already been so marred by the ubiquity of this photo, but I also can't help but wonder if all of the varied responses might help each one stop and ask whether she's ready to be a wife, or merely ready to be a bride.

The run-up to elections has already been marred by violence within the country.

Our world has already been marred by lines like these, by Laurence Eusden, written for for George II: Hail, Mighty Monarch!