Sentence examples for was marred from from inspiring English sources

The harmony of the new administration was marred from the outset by the rivalry between Calhoun and Van Buren.

The elections for PCCs were introduced as one of the government's flagship law and order policies but was marred from the start by low turnouts in elections in November last year, and a series of ructions at the top of police forces.

The CLA sedan, assembled at Mercedes' facility in Kecskemét, Hungary, was marred from the outset by unsightly panel gaps and substandard plastics.

Former Conservative MP Mark Reckless has been sworn in as Ukip's second Member of Parliament this morning, but his taking of the oath was marred by heckling from the Labour benches.

But the day of mourning was marred by accusations from the new president that opponents are plotting against him, and by ethnic slurs that the president's supporters hurled against his rival.

"The Handmaid's Tale is set further in the future but there are lots of concerns the two books share". This year's Clarke prize was marred by criticism from the eminent science fiction author Christopher Priest, who slated the six titles chosen for the shortlist as "dreadful" and called the judges "incompetent".

In 1985, the first operational B-1, now officially known as the B-1B Lancer, was delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, but the event was marred when bolts from the plane's air-conditioning system broke loose and damaged two of its four engines.

His debut in February - a points victory against Georgian Vepkhia Tchilaia - was marred by boos from sections of the crowd, and poor reviews in the press; and it upset the one-time golden boy to find himself, so suddenly, an antihero.

His time in charge was marred by controversy from the moment he was appointed because of a disagreement between the SLFA and the sports ministry.

His experience at the prison complex was marred by abuse from guards and inmates, as well as countless days in solitary confinement.

This positive use of international competition is a marked contrast from the seeds of fear and dissension that some are trying to plant in the sport, as the Germany-Netherlands game had to be canceled after bomb threats and a moment of silence at the Turkey-Greece game was marred by jeers from the crowd. .