Sentence examples for were already tattered from inspiring English sources
Although President Bush and Vice President Cheney have not abandoned either rationale, both were already tattered after similar doubts were voiced over many months by U.S. weapons inspectors in Iraq, the commission probing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, CIA officials and others.
Comedian Bill Cosby was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 after plying her with drugs and alcohol, marking the first criminal case against a once-beloved performer whose father-figure persona was already left tattered by dozens of misconduct accusations.
This case is damaging to Goldman's already tattered public image, but not because of the battle its lawyers will have to fight.
Judges see themselves as pillars of the Egyptian state, but, in their zeal to defend it and themselves against an Islamist threat, they are unravelling their country's already tattered rule of law.
The blatant attempt at cover up exacerbates and institutionalizes the initial mistakes, making them seem even worse than they are and further tarnishing the already tattered ethical reputation of APA.
The complaint, which was filed last week, represents a further deterioration in the already tattered relationship between the Bloomberg administration and the union representing the city's 80,000 public school teachers.
That he is oblivious to the further damage this will cause to his already tattered relationship with the European allies.
As borrowing costs fall, the chances of Spain having to ask for a eurozone bailout are reduced – allowing it to avoid harsher conditions like those imposed on neighbouring Portugal and saving some of Rajoy's already tattered public support.
The history of Canada has been like pulling a too-small sheet onto a bed: where it covers one corner, it pulls from the other, its thin fabric already tattered.
The image of unelected senators misspending taxpayers' money has done nothing for the Senate's already tattered reputation.
