Sentence examples for risk tarnished from inspiring English sources

He said the abuse at Abu Ghraib has "put American troops at greater risk, put Americans at greater risk, tarnished all of us and, I think, been a great disservice to the effort that we have been engaged in over there".

Why risk tarnishing all that he's accomplished?

"But if for some reason it doesn't work, you risk tarnishing that reputation".

To think we can risk tarnishing our reputations through a few administrative errors is a sobering thought.

*Scott D. Sullivan, the financial architect of WorldCom's wondrous ascent, is accused of buffing the books rather than risk tarnishing his image as a corporate wunderkind.

When Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell unveiled his Timbaland-produced R&B solo album three years ago, he insisted that reuniting the 90s grunge kings would risk "tarnishing their legacy".

"Unless the Chinese authorities take urgent measures to stop human rights violations over the coming year, they risk tarnishing the image of China and the legacy of the Beijing Olympics," said Irene Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International.

Lauder, which sells exclusively to upper-crust retailers in the traditional world, would not risk tarnishing its image by displaying goods in drugstores alongside mass market brands, analysts said.

Blizzard has preserved a reputation for maintaining its creative independence while being part of a larger game publisher, Activision Blizzard, which has been known to kill games in development when they fall short of its standards, rather than risk tarnishing its brand.

Brand experts say the companies also risk tarnishing the very brands that they have worked so hard to keep separate from their conventional businesses, if at all possible keeping their corporate ownership to microscopic print buried somewhere on a Web site.

Apple may be richer than Croesus and king of the premium heap but it can't risk tarnishing the brand.