However tainted with power, some things are just truer than others.
Historically, this disestablishment of religion has served the Christian faith well, preserving it from being corrupted and tainted by political power.
Nevertheless, he has faced firm resistance from his Democratic Party's largest faction, led by the party's scandal-tainted power broker, Ichiro Ozawa, who has warned that voters will not support higher taxes unless the government shows it is making every effort to cut wasteful spending first.
TOKYO — After just three months in office, Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan faces a challenge from a scandal-tainted power broker within his own party in a leadership race that could hamper the government's response to a debilitating economic slowdown.
With the help of Camulus, a potent power source is found and brought back to Stargate Command, only to find it tainted by Camulus (powering it up could result in the destruction of the Solar system).
Did having faith in a higher power somehow taint my ability to reason?
Even within Iran, many clerics believe closeness to power has tainted rather than embellished their reputation.
Some people have raised suspicions about a variety of potential factors, including pesticides, power lines, tainted groundwater and even the high number of jet airliners flying overhead.
The quality of air in Chinese cities is increasingly tainted by coal-burning power plants, grit from construction sites and exhaust from millions of new cars squeezing onto crowded roads, according to a government study issued this week.
Although Mr. Thaksin's five years in power were tainted by official corruption and catering to special interests, his government promoted polices aimed at helping the have-nots that raised the expectations of many ordinary Thais.
