Sentence examples for popularity tarnished from inspiring English sources

Even President Havel, who yesterday hosted a debate on the impact of the 1989 revolutions, has seen his popularity tarnished at home because of the slow pace of change and his marriage to a comedy actress 15 years his junior.

Mrs Hanson's popularity has also tarnished Australia's image in Asia, where the former fish-and-chip shop proprietor is seen as representing the discredited "white Australia" policy.

David Beckham's popularity was boosted, not tarnished, by such a relationship.

But when he steps away from his rallies, he is an old man with his image tarnished, his popularity waning and his power seemingly slipping through his fingers.

In 2009 a funding scandal tarnished the reputation and popularity of the Centre Party, and Vanhanen was pressured to step down.

As he often acknowledged, he had a "big mouth" that tarnished his image and his popularity.

By acceding to Mr. Cuomo's demands now, Mr. Silver may be setting the stage for a rebound, harnessing the governor's popularity to help refurbish the Legislature's tarnished image and enhance lawmakers' political standing in the long term.

The revelations have further tarnished an ancient sport that has already declined in popularity after scandals over drug use and match-rigging.

According to the DLT theory espoused at the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham, when organisations – radio stations and political parties – need to shed their tarnished image, they must take a short-term hit in popularity in order to attract a wider audience.

Xinhua said Rudd was just too afraid of being labeled by the opposition party as China's puppet in a way that could tarnish his popularity at home.

Christie has adamantly denied any knowledge of the scheme and dismissed the two aides, but the scandal has dogged his once soaring popularity and threatened to tarnish his reputation ahead of an expected bid for the White House in 2016.