| 单词 | blemished |
| 例句 | Her purity of spirit would never be in doubt, though she moved through a blemished world. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Its face is full and round, skin blemished with craters, and white as milk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Stared up at the full moon's blemished face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “This carpet is made of fine hand-woven unicorn hair—shed not shaven—and it will not be blemished by the likes of you!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans—one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The incongruity of queuing to beg for food made her feel uncomfortable, blemished. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I think his blemished reputation comes from his impatience on the set, which I can’t fault him on,” Mr. Hoffman said. Television: HBO?s ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman 2012-01-25T15:29:12Z The regulations say cherry pies must be made of 25 percent cherries by weight, with no more than 15 percent flawed or blemished. FDA takes aim at 50-year-old guideline on frozen cherry pies 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z We are commanded to bare all — our souls, our sins — even our blemished complexions. Feeling naked and exposed on Yom Kippur 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z They are less blemished and more uniform than scavenged branches. In this season of austerity, there’s a cold sort of beauty in decorating with twigs 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z It was easy for me to accept his blemished past because I had my own struggles with drugs and alcohol, making me feel like Nancy to his Sid. Modern Love: A Lost Child, but Not Mine 2011-07-28T22:12:45Z By the end of the season much of the fruit is blemished, split or scarred, but still it’s ripe and sweet and there’s lots of it. How to make the most of the season’s ripe plums | Cook residency 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Human engineering is, indeed, a marvel – blemished only by the inevitability of human error. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z The story piles too much on, but Sturgess holds the centre as a blemished, paranoid teen who'd literally do anything to slay his demons – never a good starting point. Films out this week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z That abject confession appears alongside a close-up of her seriously blemished complexion. The Captionfluencers 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Beatrice, an orphan with a blemished cheek, chops onions and tries to hide. Fiction for older children – reviews 2013-07-27T13:00:00Z And it specifically is fair because she is in conversation with a woman who is a friend of a man whose legacy is blemished by accusations of a violent crime against another woman. How the media at large failed Gayle King 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Taking the film at face value—the pained, blemished and instantly adorable face of this earnest heroine—it’s a portrait of someone trying desperately to graduate from girlhood into a passable semblance of maturity. ‘Eighth Grade’ Review: The Agonies and Glories of Growing Up 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Would that the same could be said of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy in C minor, in which patchy instrumental intonation blemished an otherwise sturdy account. Music Review: Washington Square Music Festival With West Village Chorale 2012-07-11T21:56:11Z A spate of attacks against Chinese tourists in recent years have blemished the city's reputation, prompting negative headlines in the local Chinese media. New Paris hotel joins race to pamper the super rich 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z However, her skillfully wrought score would have benefited from a more polished and tighter-knit performance; untidy playing sometimes blemished this rendition. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ in Its U.S. Premiere 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Inhibitions are low, which is in some ways a good thing, but you see an awful lot of other people's dirty, blemished bodies. Sorry! The English and Their Manners by Henry Hitchings – review 2013-01-16T15:56:00Z Ms. Spencer’s Southern world may be blemished, but she approaches it with considerable sympathy. ‘Once You Break a Knuckle,’ by D. W. Wilson, and More 2014-01-29T22:31:57Z The true genius of the Diamond District, I discovered, is a reputation mechanism that rewards honest behavior and shuns merchants with a blemished record. "Uncut Gems" celebrates Manhattan’s Diamond District, a neighborhood that’s a window into the past 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The acceptance of aging as part of majesty, shown by a thickening figure and blemished skin, is epitomized by Rigaud’s famous and flamboyant Louis X1V portrait. When Branding Was Fit for a King 2009-12-15T22:06:58Z Like her naked husband, many of the pictures are blemished and distressed. Love and Loss Through the Photographer’s Lens 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Continue to remove blemished leaves to prevent the spread of disease. How do you cultivate a garden with soul? Hint: It doesn’t happen in a day. 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The peas will come out less blemished if you take on the task yourself. Field peas: A summertime classic throughout the South OK, the jewel does need some cleaning up, but it’s not that blemished. Column: Tucker Carlson's ludicrous falsehoods have no place in journalism 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Who has time to look at tier 1 capital ratios when you’re urgently shifting your cash to a bank with a less blemished recent history? Opinion | Forget too big to fail. Credit Suisse is too troubled to fix. 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z But it was not to be: His record was too blemished. Making excuses for dictators is nothing new: "Mr. Republican" and the Nazis 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z But to Kenyans who look to his mixed record in office, blemished by violence and financial scandals, a Ruto presidency is a worrisome prospect. With Tears and Steel, Kenya’s ‘Hustler’ President Vanquishes His Foes 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Claressa has the opportunity to right the only wrong that has blemished her boxing record, while Savannah has the opportunity to set her straight. 'Shields-Marshall will redefine women's boxing' 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Overseas, the record is more blemished, with nearly 1,600 deaths from 27 scheduled passenger jet accidents in the past decade. Global air travel last year: 22 million jet flights, just one fatal accident 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Embassy in Moscow, along with a bag of the bugs themselves — a move that, even decades later, blemished Mr. Bakatin’s name among Russian nationalists. Vadim V. Bakatin, the Last Chairman of the K.G.B., Dies at 84 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The administration could also expand refinery capacity by loosening permitting regulations to reopen a site in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands that has a blemished environmental record. Biden Will Push Congress for a Three-Month Gas Tax Holiday 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z You should know that I felt our dates were perfect, but the guilt and fear blemished them in a way I couldn’t explain. L.A. Affairs: After a few failed relationships, was this one for real? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Edison officials don't deny the electricity industry's blemished history on matters of climate. Meet the group lobbying against climate regulations — using your utility bill 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z In Constantine, where the breathtaking setting was too often blemished by the gorge’s secondary use as a gigantic litter receptacle, it seemed a fitting, if unfortunate, epithet for the whole town. A revelatory road trip along the Algerian coast 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The Tar Heels had to play their way into the tournament late this season after several ugly losses blemished their résumé. Leaky Black Has a Lot on His Mind, And That’s OK 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Valdez, 28, made his first Grapefruit League appearance on Monday, and only a hit batter blemished three perfect innings. Verlander won’t start opener, Astros plan for early off-days 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z “We need more housing and diversification of jobs,” Long said as he eyed the main drag through Taft, a melange of storefronts, many blemished by chipped paint and boarded-up windows. In California's dusty oil country, Ukraine war brings faint hope of keeping wells flowing 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Biden’s bipartisan law that invests another $700 billion to reinvigorate America’s infrastructure was marred by ideological infighting and was blemished by the failure to pass the social spending plank of his agenda that remains stalled. At messaging retreat, Democrats discuss how to connect with voters 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z There are no choices with ideal outcomes in his gripping entanglements of quotidian altercations, only blemished characters with conflicting motivations. Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi on 'A Hero' and his own complicated feelings on fame in Iran 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “I don’t think it is a question of, ‘Oh this person has a blemished record,’ ” Carney said. Republicans seek a U.S. Senate takeover in 2022 but struggle over candidates 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z It has been a theme of Boston’s season thus far, the ability of its blemished roster to persevere. Just Like Their Manager, the Red Sox Keep Coming Back 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The five losses in five finals to the Celtics were ink blots on his resume, a scattering of failures that blemished his career. Excerpt: The NBA Finals night Jerry West went for 53 and the Logo was born ... maybe 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The sensational accusations were irresistible to the tabloids, especially after Mr. DiRubba, who was not initially named as the boyfriend in question, emerged as the government’s central witness, one with a blemished résumé. He Said He Loved Her. Then He Went to the F.B.I. 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z New Hampshire Avenue is now blemished with cracks and potholes. Lessons from an Obama-era transportation and recovery program 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The legacy of Interior is blemished by instances of federal officials removing Native Americans from their ancestral lands — including from Yellowstone, the first and perhaps most iconic national park. With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Let’s not allow all of that challenging and meticulous work to be blemished in any way by a rushed final few weeks. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Rarely, if ever, have political image makers succeeded in scaffolding over the most blemished parts of a presidential candidate’s record during a few nights of prime time programming. How Trump’s Convention Has Become a Crucial Play for the Suburbs 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z The postponed match blemished la Liga’s plan to resume the season that was delayed for four months due to the pandemic. Wild end to Spain’s 2nd division ‘virus’ match 3 weeks later 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z A national conversation - loud, enraged and anguished - about the place that a history blemished by ugliness should hold in the present. In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z A national conversation — loud, enraged and anguished — about the place that a history blemished by ugliness should hold in the present. In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z A national conversation — loud, enraged and anguished — about the place that a history blemished by ugliness should hold in the present. In troubled times: Independence Day in a land of confusion 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Which fruit is blemished is unknowable before peeling, and so to eat a pile of mangosteens is an exercise in disappointment. Eating Thai Fruit Demands Serious Effort but Delivers Sublime Reward 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z “The power of this historical feat in our country’s blemished history is felt each year,” Goodell wrote in a memo. Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z “Having unhealthy or blemished skin totally destroys your confidence,” the Grooming Lounge, a barbershop that caters to some of Washington’s most powerful men, said in a blog post. The power of maskulinity: More men are discovering the benefits of good skin care 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Such a policy would ensure that individuals did not emerge from this crisis burdened with debts and blemished credit. We All Need Small Businesses. Don’t Let Them Die. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z In an excerpt from an interview set to air Friday night, Hinch defended his players’ talents but said the clubhouse put itself in a position where its achievements may be blemished. Hinch: ‘Fair question’ if Astros’ title tainted by scandal 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Processing the Giants’ rejection of him, still searching for his own first postseason success and carrying a blemished reputation, Beckham requires a new start and a warm embrace. Odell Beckham Jr. and Cleveland are an unlikely fit but might be exactly what each other needs 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, as he enters his first season as a recognized Pro Bowler, Rosas looks to improve on the one missed field goal and one missed extra-point attempt that blemished his record a year ago. For N.F.L. Kickers, Near Perfect Isn’t Close Enough 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The early days in the job were blemished by Neville apologizing for old sexist tweets and the FA faced criticism for overlooking women for the post. Phil Neville brought winning mentality to England 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z We eat the perfect ones right from the punnet, but any blemished or slightly squashed ones – and there are almost always a few – get special treatment. Anna Jones’ strawberry recipes | The Modern Cook 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Still, some mayors say they wouldn’t want a deputy with a blemished record to patrol their streets. Villanueva's moves draw concern from some cities that pay for L.A. Sheriff's patrols 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z The rules for frozen cherry pies say they must be 25% cherries by weight with no more than 15% of the cherries being blemished. Deregulation effort could slice rules for frozen cherry pies 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z But in the eyes of Belgium, these children undermined official segregation policies and blemished the white race’s prestige, official documents from that time show. Belgium Apologizes for Kidnapping Children From African Colonies 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z They are profiting because they are keeping company with equally blemished clubs. NFL’s theme song should be “Meet Me In The Middle.” 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z In enlisting Mr. Dowless, the Harris campaign’s consultants signed on a man with some political knowledge but a blemished personal history. Disputed North Carolina Race May Hinge on a Shadowy Operative 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z However, any stock footage showing the outdoors of San Francisco, sans cast, is an often grainy and blemished mess. Best Blu-ray & DVD Halloween TV: Charmed, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Walking Dead & America Horror Story 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The next day, she presented Henley with a piece that was blemished. How a reluctant artist became a Westside design force - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Last year, Sainsbury started a campaign to encourage use of blemished bananas, while Morrisons introduced a new "wonky" range that included avocados. Third of fruit and veg 'too ugly to sell' 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z In 2015, they’d started Ugly Food of the North, an effort to get people buying local produce even it was blemished or oddly shaped. Rooted in Moorhead, ‘Little Free Gardens’ ready to grow 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Golden State finished 58-24, dropping 12 home games - something unheard of the previous three years when they were barely blemished with only nine losses total at one of the NBA’s most imposing stops. Without Curry or top seed, Warriors face different playoffs 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But a project now underway plans to rid the West Bank site of the explosive devices, clearing away the relics of war that have blemished the sacred place for nearly five decades. Area around Jesus’ baptism site being cleared of land mines 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z First, the employee whose bracket remains blemished longest, will receive a payout of $100,000, or approximately how much Bill Gates spends on pizza rolls every week. Warren Buffett offers employee who picks a perfect Sweet 16 a million dollars a year for life - Golf Digest 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Pepperell made a slow start blemished by a bogey on the sixth hole, but recovered on the back with an eagle on the 10th and further gains on 16 and 18. Otaegui leads Qatar Masters by 1 shot after round 2 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The report was blemished by a charge of $13.8 billion related to recent changes in tax law in the United States, which caused Microsoft to report a net loss. Microsoft Sales Lifted by Cloud Computing 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Several poor defensive performances have blemished the schedule. Scott Brooks vows changes after Wizards open five-game trip by getting blown out 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The particle physicist earned a “sterling reputation,” Science magazine reported in 2016, blemished by a recent talk he gave in which his opening slide included a woman's bare back and “cartoonish racial caricature.” Three Americans win Nobel Prize in physics for gravitational wave discovery 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Even Israeli forces have lost their post-Entebbe glow, with blemished missions in Lebanon and Gaza that led to their own men and innocent civilians being killed. Special Ops Forces: How Elite Forces Became Military Muscle 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z His next job took him to Cleveland State, where he had only mild success during a seven-year run that was blemished by player disobedience and institutional dysfunction. Rollie Massimino, 82, Dies; Rode Dark Horse Villanova to Basketball Glory 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Expect to witness plenty of wrinkled, blemished, blotched and freckled skin from principles such as Mr. Russell, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Van Diesel and Mr. Straham. The Fate of the Furious review (4K UHD) 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z And if the child is picky, remove the supposedly blemished skin first and avoid transmitting your anxiety and futile search for aesthetic fruit perfection. It’s bananas to chuck out perfectly good fruit | Michele Hanson 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z While Wall was special in his own right, his overtime turnover — paired with a couple misses in overtime — blemished an otherwise signature night. Isaiah Thomas outduels John Wall as Wizards let Game 2 slip away against Celtics 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Later, as Microsoft became more powerful, it became ensnared in a series of bruising antitrust battles, emerging blemished with the image of a corporate bully toward partners and competitors. Pamela Edstrom, Who Helped Shape Microsoft’s Public Image, Dies at 71 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Obama was dubbed the first “climate president” for acknowledging the real threat of global warming, although critics argued his record was blemished by investments in dirty fuels around the world. Trump moves to dismantle Obama's climate legacy with executive order 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z “The Democrats have not even bruised, blemished anything to this judge so far.” Inside the Beltway: Wayne LaPierre issues a call to battle 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Visually blemished wood that currently goes to waste can be used in the middle layers of a CLT panel without sacrificing strength or look. New wood technology may offer hope for struggling timber 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z But like most everything else this season, a bad night blemished this accomplishment: Wall was ejected, and the Wizards were defeated. John Wall makes history, then gets ejected, in Wizards’ loss to Rockets 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The committee also ranked Texas A&M at No. 4, ahead of undefeated Washington—even though the Aggies’ resume is blemished by a 33-14 loss to Alabama. The Tide Rolls. The SEC Rolls Over 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z And, mostly, the blemished social structure of the city. The Secret Eye Inside Mosul 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The company signed a deal this year for a pilot program to supply Whole Foods Market Inc. WFM -0.87 % with slightly scarred onions and other blemished produce. Supermarkets Make Stars Out of Weird Apples, Knobbled Carrots and ‘Spuglies’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z A third of the Marshall Islands’ 60,000-strong population now resides in the US and some of those left behind fret that many more will follow, with the archipelago’s unique culture blemished by each departure. Climate change and the Marshall Islands: lives in the balance 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Brook left with his reputation enhanced but his unbeaten record blemished. Kell Brook’s brave title bid ended by fearsome champion Gennady Golovkin 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Twisted, blemished, mutated and deformed, to be specific. The future of produce is ugly 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Or it offered a quote — but from the insurer’s high-risk affiliate, which generally handles customers with blemished driving records. Auto Insurance Is Costlier at Lower Incomes, Study Says 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z This Beethoven’s complexion is blemished by woodchuck holes. A Grand Rendition of Beethoven. It Takes Up a Million Square Feet, In Fact. 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The two-run homer blemished his line and taught Urias another lesson about being a pitcher for the Dodgers in 2016: The margin for error is so slim. Julio Urias' gem undone by Brandon Belt homer in Dodgers' 2-1 loss 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z They detonated, and an unsteady structure with a blemished history caved in on itself. Baylor sports fans, in wake of another scandal, struggle with support and shame 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Now the entire enterprise, accelerated by Kelly’s dive into compliant interviews, is blemished. Megyn Kelly’s journalistic chops may be Trump’s latest victim 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Such blemished discharges have been linked to homelessness, imprisonment and suicide. Military Sexual Assault Victims Get Problematic Discharges 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z So she found delight and gratification, even intoxication, in her triumphs over specks of dust and blemished counters. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z No matter how ugly the game was played, no matter how close the score, it goes into the books as a win — unless it’s blemished by an asterisk. Bellevue football report puts asterisk on winning record 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Gillian agreed, adding that Clinton's record as secretary of state and the controversy over her use of personal email for official business blemished her trustworthiness. Twelve states in all cast votes for presidential nominees on March 1, also known as Super Tuesday 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The newspaper, based in Norfolk, had undertaken to show how officers with blemished records hop from one law enforcement agency to another. Virginia police, behind masks 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z For safety reasons, Shanghai closed subway stations near the scenic waterfront Bund, mindful of a stampede last New Year’s Eve that killed 36 people and blemished the image of China’s most prosperous metropolis. Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year revelry rolls on 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z For security reasons, Shanghai is closing subways near the scenic waterfront Bund because of a stampede last New Year’s Eve that killed 36 people and blemished the image of China’s most prosperous and modern metropolis. Jittery world bids adieu to a year marred by terror 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z For instance, when Dorothy Bishop, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, UK, found herself trying to review a paper blemished with mistakes, she tweeted: Researchers wrestle with co-authorship 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Could it be the Cleveland State years, which were blemished by player disobedience and institutional dysfunction? Rollie Massimino’s Latest Act: A Smaller Stage, but Just as Frenetic 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The magical voice was silenced, but it still reverberates with unmatched vibrancy in American popular culture, a pure gift from a blemished soul. Getting Under His Skin 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The traffic-choked Navy hub is both enriched and hemmed in by its shipping channels and vast expanses of water, and marine vistas are perpetually blemished by the serpentine glow of inching taillights. Agreement for new submerged tunnel in Norfolk leaves Virginia underwater 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z In 2008 the then prime minister, Kevin Rudd, apologised for his nation’s treatment of these children, what he called “this blemished chapter in our nation’s history”. Adam Goodes showed us the festering sores of Australia's history can rip open at any moment | Stan Grant 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z For the most part, those close to the athletes making the comeback say the benefits outweigh the risks of a blemished legacy. Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman Take Another Leap at Olympic Glory 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Maybe a little sharper than usual, but also blemished and scuffed. A beautiful but deadly art is reborn at the Nitrate Picture Show 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z I had the same name of someone who had also blemished it. Bearing My Father’s Byline 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z In 1957, however, his birthday party turned into an embarrassing imbroglio at New York’s Copacabana nightclub that blemished the Yankee image and branded him a troublemaker. Baseball’s best manager and most unpredictable man 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z An endless stream of canine leg-lifters had left his grass blemished with yellow spots. Fake grass gains ground in California amid concerns about ongoing drought 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But back home in China, many people were deriding the spectacle as a crass publicity stunt that would be another blotch on the already blemished reputation of Chinese tourists abroad. 6,400-strong Chinese tour group in France has critics at home cringing 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Proposal 1 is already struggling, and MDOT’s blemished record of monitoring quality through its warranty program does not help. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Activity: Find an odd-shaped or even blemished carrot and cut it open to reveal a “normal” looking interior. Teaching kids to waste less food 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The nation's major banks are more readily raising borrowing limits for credit card customers — including those with blemished credit histories — and are facing higher risks as a result. Banks raising credit card borrowing limits for subprime customers 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z “It’s stock that’s either bruised, blemished, dented, is past or close to the end of its shelf life.” Charleston soup kitchen seeks new garden to keep growing 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Between the Panthers upset of Baylor and UAB’s takedown of Iowa State, two No. 3 seeds falling that quickly on the tournament’s first big day left almost every bracket blemished. Upsets by Georgia State, UAB leave NCAA brackets in tatters 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Hurdler Lawrence Clarke continued his return to form, after two years blemished by injury, with victory in the 60m hurdles at the English Institute of Sport. Johnson-Thompson sets high jump record 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The film was poo-pooed prior to release, surprised many by being halfway decent and grossing $433m worldwide, but now sits again with an oddly blemished reputation. The 9 Most Underrated Time Travel Movies 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z If he signs for Lazio they would become Morrison's sixth club in a career blemished by off-field controversies. Morrison in Italy for Lazio talks 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The news coverage of their divorce proceedings blemished Ms. Myerson’s reputation. Bess Myerson, Miss America and New York Official Tainted by Scandal, Dies at 90 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Mariota requires no such redemption after a college career blemished only by a speeding ticket issued in November during an encounter with police in which he apologized to the patrolman. Rose Bowl features contrasting Heisman winners in Mariota, Winston 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Private equity firms are investing in lenders, and some big banks are ramping up their auto lending to people with blemished credit. Rise in Loans Linked to Cars Is Hurting Poor 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z In a survey of job-seekers, Demos found that one in seven people with blemished credit said that they’d been denied a job as a result. Your Credit Score Reveals Way More Than You Realize 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Employees might leave point-plagued companies for competitors with a less blemished record. The S.E.C. Should Copy the D.M.V. 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Some banks and credit unions may offer so-called second-chance accounts that are available to consumers with blemished account histories. Bank Clients Might Be Unfairly Denied Accounts 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Of course, the Secret Service is not the only federal law enforcement agency with a blemished record. Secret Service's Julia Pierson Resigns 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike expressed the view that the latest breaches of White House security had blemished the storied agency, and several pressed for an independent inquiry into what went wrong. AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z His hands, elbows, ears, and feet were blemished with protruding pustules and tuber-like welts, some so painful it was hard for him to walk. Absence of Gene May Help Fight Alzheimer's, Study Finds 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “Then they’ve made the circuit, they’ve made new friends, and they don’t have to answer any questions about their blemished records,” she said. African leaders to convene in D.C. for summit focused on economic potential He might use knotty, blemished wood, but his furniture is inspired by architecture and the mid-century design of the “Mad Men” era. Furniture maker turns derecho into decor 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z But that’s starting to change, as card issuers begin loosening credit restrictions and lending to people with blemished credit once again. The Credit Card Bomb Just Waiting to Go OFf 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Instead of a full nose, a flat, gray, scarred nub blemished the middle of the 44-year-old Jacksonville woman’s face. Assault victim rebuilding her life 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Brian Lam, a technology reporter and founder of The Wirecutter website, said Mr. Jobs’s seeming indifference to the law wasn’t unusual in Silicon Valley, and hadn’t blemished Mr. Jobs’s reputation there. Common Sense: Steve Jobs, a Genius at Pushing Boundaries 2014-05-02T13:48:57Z The Nets’ first half was blemished by overthrown lobs into the post, fumbling of passes and air-balled shots. Nets 97, Magic 88: With One Eye on Playoffs, Nets Dispatch Magic 2014-04-14T01:13:33Z If your credit is blemished, you’ll only damage it further by applying and getting rejected. These Credit Cards Are Desperate to Give You $400 2014-03-19T13:21:19Z Her college debut last season was blemished by a one-game suspension for the Stanford game. UW’s Talia Walton looks forward to her first game vs. Stanford 2014-02-09T01:00:39Z Previous matches here meant a trip to Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, where a blemished artificial surface and steep, towering stands produced a hostile atmosphere. No Warm Welcome for U.S. Team in Costa Rica 2013-09-05T02:38:43Z Some of these were blemished with financial scandal. Iran’s oil industry: Dreaming of a new golden age 2013-08-29T15:01:25Z There is the organization’s recent enforcement track record, which is best described as blemished. On College Football: A Heisman Winner, and a Rule Book, Under Fire 2013-08-06T00:27:13Z A bogey on the 16th blemished what was an outstanding final nine holes. Poulter storms into Open contention 2013-07-21T15:35:25Z Buyers can still opt for conventional mortgage loans, but those loans typically require higher down payments, and many lenders are less forgiving of blemished credit histories. New FHA premium rules mean higher monthly payments for homeowners 2013-06-05T18:00:00Z His second round of 71, blemished only by a bogey on the last, thrilled that sizeable element of the Augusta crowd who adore Couples' laid-back approach. Guan Tianlang's penalty overshadows march of the old masters 2013-04-12T21:30:24Z Most have involved hours of slow rehabilitation from the assorted injuries and operations that have blemished the 2001 European Footballer of the Year's career. Michael Owen's retirement deprives us of a misunderstood footballer 2013-03-19T14:39:45Z The survey confirms widespread - if relatively new - consumer acceptance of wonky carrots, blemished spuds and discoloured cauliflowers. Gibson, Irving out for Bulls-Cavs matchup 2013-02-26T17:32:00Z Sprouts are picked over by hand and any yellowed or blemished ones rejected. How supermarkets get Christmas dinner from field to fork 2012-12-21T15:56:11Z What Charlie overlooked is that you can grow anything without heat and cooling, but it will be blemished and misshapen and will be rejected by the supermarkets. Growing food in the desert: is this the solution to the world's food crisis? 2012-11-24T21:00:01Z His exploits as a nomadic bachelor would have blemished the conscience of most of the faithful; he admits he had tucked God out of sight and mind in the years before. The Neediest Cases: An Eastern Orthodox Priest Is Hobbled by Diabetes 2012-11-09T04:05:45Z Armstrong clearly knew his legacy would be blemished by his decision. Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles 2012-08-24T11:04:12Z After making five birdies, blemished only by a bogey on the par-four ninth, McIlroy knows he is in the kind of form that led to his only major win, at the 2011 U.S. McIlroy relishing 27-hole Kiawah test for a major title 2012-08-12T01:17:09Z But Paterno's stamp on the school, even in its blemished state now, is undeniable -- both ways. A proposal on the Paterno statue issue . . . 2012-07-15T19:45:07Z Former players, university officials and those who knew Paterno all said Thursday that the coach's legacy, though blemished, needs to be viewed in full. Bowden: Penn State should remove statue of Paterno 2012-07-13T04:28:00Z His round was blemished with four bogeys, but he made a 6-foot par saving putt on the final hole. Alabama takes 3-shot lead in men's NCAA golf 2012-05-30T03:06:08Z He confirmed that relish is the Rodney Dangerfield of condiments because it is a byproduct, made from cucumbers that are too misshapen or otherwise blemished to be chosen to become pickles. Relish: An M.V.P. Now Sidelined 2012-04-03T22:17:19Z The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage; impairment. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z No one can be a priest who is maimed or blemished in any way. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z A blemished saint—a smeared picture, a flawed marble—this is not like His work; it is not like Himself. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z But the financial crisis blemished that reputation, and this episode marks another challenge to restoring it. Goldman Sachs fights back against claims of ?toxic? environment 2012-03-15T02:43:13Z Mr. Cestaro, with some proceeds from his insurance company, bought the blemished dress, and his sister altered it into a skirt for his niece. Fearing a Minimum Wage Increase Will Be Bad for Business 2012-02-20T03:31:15Z To 'err is human,' but I believe our Volumes will be found as little blemished as most. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z For the first time in my life I understand how the Spartans could expose for death infants blemished in mind or body. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z It seems to us that the great event of 1851 will hereafter be found blemished by a grand oversight. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z For a broader recovery, they will need to make loans more available to more consumer borrowers with blemished credit histories and a broader array of small businesses, the critics say. DealBook: Banks Start to Make More Loans 2011-10-18T02:33:13Z A scabby apple is unfit for grocery stores because consumers are notoriously picky about blemished fruit. New worry for orchards: Scientists say apple scab is growing more resistant to pesticides 2011-08-22T08:10:47Z "I hope that it is concluded quickly and fairly so that our image internationally is not blemished," he told reporters. Turkish police suspect 19 matches 2011-07-06T16:19:54Z Her parents were blemished with some of the frailties of that character. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Not a curve that was blemished by an angle or ruffled by asperities. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Placed in a San Francisco food bank, Mr. Maxworthy started a program called Farm to Family, which distributes blemished produce not fit for supermarket or restaurant purchase to needy families in California. Off the Shelf: The Aging of America, as Opportunity 2011-04-30T19:36:17Z Mr. Riggen worries that blemished fields could become a safety issue for young athletes. The Texas Tribune: A City Built on Oil Discovers How Precious Its Water Can Be 2011-04-21T23:09:20Z Talk of prudence, and your fame blemished—your character departed with its destroyer.—But, of your Lord Winlove's memory, let me be tender, as his life has answered for his share in your offence. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z The hound bitten and blemished by many a conquering fight; the lean man scarred by sword wounds; the boy scarce out of childhood, hungry to learn—even the boy wore his scars. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Sometimes these borrowers are higher risk, with blemished credit histories and high debt or simply little savings for a downpayment. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to release report Thursday amid dissent on panel 2011-01-27T02:05:03Z But they are blemished by faults, passages poor in quality, extravagant, insipid, that are hardly worth preserving, though of interest to the student who wishes to trace from its source the development of Bach's genius. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z The goal is to weed out the latter groups to identify consumers whose credit scores are blemished but who still have the money to pay their bills. Risky Borrowers Find Credit Available Again, at a Price 2010-12-12T23:45:00Z In some instances, knowing that I possess a blemished report card erodes my self-confidence. The Choice: Thinking of College as a Tattoo, a Decision Not Easily Erased 2010-12-07T10:59:00Z Their offense is less one-dimensional, their record less blemished, their bandwagon nearly full. Jets 24, Broncos 20: Forced to Scramble, Jets Eke Out a Victory 2010-10-18T03:39:00Z "We'd love to be everyone's second team," says a chief executive whose admirable blueprint is blemished by a single cloud hovering on a possibly not too distant horizon. Wimbledon march onwards and upwards with firm grasp of history 2010-09-04T08:00:00Z Indifferent literature as, for the most part, they are—children of their period and blemished with its imperfections—they enshrine an extraordinarily interesting anthology of the religious poetry of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z The bulk of this year’s mailings are still going to affluent people, with just 17 percent going to borrowers with blemished credit. Risky Borrowers Find Credit Available Again, at a Price 2010-12-12T23:45:00Z Their record, however, was blemished by chaos at Durban airport before the Germany v Spain semi-final that caused hundreds of fans to miss the match. World Cup final nears with Spain as the favorite 2010-07-09T14:30:00Z Mockus, a former university philosopher, attracted votes with his small Green Party's call for clean government, especially among Colombians wary of corruption and rights scandals that blemished Uribe's second term. Colombia's Santos has strong lead for runoff: poll 2010-06-11T01:36:00Z Polls show Colombians now more concerned with joblessness, education and healthcare than waning guerrilla violence, and many became weary of the scandals over human rights and corruption that blemished Uribe's second term. Santos wins Colombia 1st-round vote, faces runoff 2010-05-31T01:56:00Z His blog, where he defended his blemished record and discussed finding strength in Rocky movies, will go dark. Kerik, Ex-Police Commissioner, Begins Prison Term 2010-05-17T20:09:00Z It blemished what began as another promising game for Hill, who made his 10th start in place of Tony Parker. Kobe puts away Spurs, Lakers win 7th straight 2010-03-25T04:54:00Z His compositions are short and terse, and are seldom blemished by personalities. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 But, on the contrary, if a word or a look or a touch could express it, its beauty, and its power, and its worth would not be thus blemished. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Then if the first group contains nothing but blemished or homely horses, make the best of it, perfectly sure that the others might as well not exist. Camp and Trail Were it not that the noblest forms have sometimes hid blemished souls the world had not so often been baptized in tears. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier While we consider the tail of the houtou blemished and defective, were he to come amongst us he would probably consider our heads, cropped and bald, in no better light. Wanderings in South America I sort into three classes—sound, blemished, and rotten. The Apple The world is so unjust, that a female heart which has been once touched is thought for ever blemished. The Tatler, Volume 3 His mental condition prevented him from applying its doctrines to the regulation of his own life, which was often blemished by acts of violence and immorality. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition They are included in the oblation of praise and thanksgiving; and, consequently, to hurry, or mutter them is, so far, to bring a blemished offering to God. Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book Nearly all are blemished and imperfect in some way, and the most abundant--those in snow--cannot be cast at all. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 I pick by hand, and sort into three classes: large, medium, small and blemished. The Apple Buy a perfect hunter; no matter how blemished or how ugly, so that he has legs, eyes, and wind to carry him and his rider across the country. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid And the second shall go to pasture, until he become blemished, and he shall be sold, and his price must be put into the offertory. Hebrew Literature "How thankfully did I look back, the 28th of last month, upon a year that has not been blemished with one regretful moment!" Highways and Byways in Surrey The blemished larv� tell me of a paunch already or on the point of being invaded. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Sound ones are put in crates, blemished are made into cider, and the rotten ones go to the hogs. The Apple In another age the obstacle of her blemished purity must have proved fatal. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era “He slaughtered it, and it was found blemished?” Hebrew Literature The traditions of the centuries have blotted her name, but there is not the slightest evidence in the New Testament that she was ever a woman of blemished character. Personal Friendships of Jesus The long table was covered with a cracked oil-cloth of blemished whiteness. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Both these fruits, from one spur, will mature; but the smaller one will be blemished, for the apple-scab fungus has established itself on the crown and about the calyx. The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 His wish of adding fresh lustre to the family name was all the stronger because the last lord, his great uncle, had somewhat blemished it by his eccentric conduct. My Recollections of Lord Byron He may pasture it till it be blemished. Hebrew Literature Half an hour later I was seated by a trail far away, when suddenly my ant with the blemished spot appeared. Edge of the Jungle I think the short story you are now finishing in these pages obviously marked by traces of great haste and small consideration; and a long story similarly blemished would really do the publication irreparable harm. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 A man is not blemished by deeds and indulgencies, upon a plantation, among slaves, which in the North, would strike him through with infamy and house him in the penitentiary. Conflict of Northern and Southern Theories of Man and Society Great Speech, Delivered in New York City Because Falsehood was blemished in having no feet, she was called “mendacium” or “mendacity.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes But when a man has only one, he must cut its claw before he sell it, since the heathen do not offer that which is blemished in idol worship.” Hebrew Literature Some great defect blemished the lives of all the illustrious men who have justly earned imperishable glory. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Mares that are valuable as brood animals and stock horses should always be treated for this injury, as, even though blemished, their value is not seriously impaired. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse His argument is sometimes destroyed or blemished by the fire that it kindles, his narrative overwhelmed in the tide of passions that it sways. Milton A man who never opens his lips but to censure or criticise, who fastens on faults as wasps do on blemished fruit, will never be surrounded by loyal love. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Rabbi Simon said, “every place which was cut down, and no red hair sprang up in its place, renders her blemished.” Hebrew Literature And forthwith I was sold one thrice blemished. The Coming of the King They are the obverse and reverse of the same subject—the cruelty of society to the woman of a blemished reputation, and its leniency to the man. Essays on Scandinavian Literature His researches in British annals, begun at the time when he was still in quest of a theme, convinced him that the whole story of Arthur was "obscured and blemished with fables." Milton But he was not going to share his blemished name with her. Cobwebs and Cables He knew that a few garrisons in the west still held out for the King, and his sanguine temper taught him to hope, that some happy occurrence might enable him to purify his blemished fame. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel "He's a little blemished, Mr. Turner," I observed. Confessions of an Etonian Turned to the moon, it revealed mountains, plains, and valleys, while the sun, previously supposed immaculate in its perfection, was seen to be blemished with dark spots changing from day to day. The New Heavens But the missing of privileges and the neglecting of duties will leave days and years marred and blemished and make the life at last like a moth-eaten garment. Making the Most of Life Any eight-year-old hunter that knows the game is bound to be blemished in front.' Blister Jones All our works of justice are blemished in Thine Eyes. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse Whose countless wealth of natural gems is not Too deeply blemished by the cruel snow; One fault for many virtues is forgot, The moon's one stain for beams that endless flow. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works The blemished skin fell from him, and he was made whole. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Only simple fractures are considered curable from a practical and economical point of view, excepting in foals, where compound, and even comminuted, fractures may be so handled that animals may eventually become serviceable though blemished. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 However sincere their reformation, it must be evident that with a blemished character, the difficulty of obtaining employment and procuring an honest livelihood, would be almost insuperable. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America With all the passion and longing that he had held in control, refusing to acknowledge even their existence, as if the mere recognition of them would have blemished her, he caught her to him. Success A Novel Important and rich families could not be resigned to see one of their members blemished by the name of lunatic, and the physician very often qualified him as neurasthenic to please the family. A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 —Not death, for he sleepeth; but beauty sore blemished By sorrow and sickness, and for all that the sweeter. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough In all cases where much of the bone is broken, the animal is blemished, but interference with function does not follow. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 By the exhalations of the cows, the cow-damp, has the wood been blemished and made dull at many places, chamois nor polish could help, the dullness remained.” A Wanderer in Holland If the candidate had confessed his blemished record before making himself thoroughly desirable, it is practically certain that he would not have won the place. Certain Success Though blemished and marred, how blest is the sight of her! A Celtic Psaltery It weighed sorely, therefore, on his present mind that Madame d'Estrées was in Venice—that she was a person of blemished repute—that he must be and was ashamed of her. The Marriage of William Ashe Nothing blemished her appearance; no excesses, no indulgements, not even bearing a son had a blighting effect. The Son of Clemenceau While the groundwork of man is perfection, this perfection has been blemished and man is impelled to recapture it in the sublime. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas of Beauty, etc. Their intense dislike of what is ugly and misshapen is the reason why they so much practise "the legerdemain of changelings," stealing away finished, handsome babies, and leaving blemished and defective ones in their stead. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England And when he took any liberty to be pleasant, his wit was never blemished with scoffing, or the utterance of any conceit that bordered upon, or might beget a thought of looseness in his hearers. Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C, Volume 2 He showed great concern for the offences of his former life, and testified the utmost sorrow for having blemished an honest family by the shame of his vices and their just punishment. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences "We speak with sadness; the honour of the Church has been not a little blemished in the time of Honorius." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters Blank Verse is, indeed, the nearer Prose, but he is blemished with the weakness of his predecessor. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 A man may abandon his wife if he finds her blemished or diseased, while she must not even show disrespect to a husband who is diseased, addicted to evil passions, or a drunkard. Primitive Love and Love-Stories He was abundantly blemished and his nose bled. The Wrong Twin The Elm, the Lime, and the Buttonwood are always blemished and rusty: they add no brilliancy to the spectacle, serving only to sober and relieve other parts of the scenery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 They urged the honor of the city, which, said they, would be blemished and utterly lost, if they should decline a challenge from the Syracusans. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans At first he looked pleased; but when he saw my knees he said in a disappointed voice: "I didn't think, sir, you would have recommended my ladies a blemished horse like that." Black Beauty The last words of the sketch are a confession that his reputation may have been blemished by suspicion, but never by proof. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate And my say about Mr. Lathrop is—again that he is not a fit companion for you, or any young girl,—that he is a man of blemished character—both in morals and business. Delia Blanchflower His features were fair, and of the noblest cast, perfectly regular, and only blemished by a slight trace of his father's drooping eyelid; the expression full of fire and sweetness, though at times somewhat stern. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II For the most apt and elegant Word in the whole Language was rejected, like a Diamond with a Flaw in it, if it appeared blemished with a wrong Letter. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays There was the same blemished appearance as before, and the crack in the vase was now plainly visible. The Christian A Story Look now upon this blemished face—here where the cruel sun may shew thee all my ugliness, every scar—behold! The Geste of Duke Jocelyn While we consider the tail of the houtou blemished and defective, were he to come amongst us he would probably consider our heads, cropped and bald, in no better light. Wanderings in South America I had but one crime to deplore, and that was the too tender remembrance of him for whom I mourned, and whose idea, impressed upon my heart, made it a blemished offering to God. A Sicilian Romance His secret and unworthy long-standing connection with the Government was disclosed, so that his reputation was sadly blemished, and he seems to have gone into hiding, perhaps as the result of half-insane delusions. A History of English Literature The clergy or the laity who offer God their lame or blemished beasts are guilty of an offence that goes deeper than ritual. Introduction to the Old Testament God would not accept any lame, maimed, blemished, or otherwise marred sacrifice. Adventures in the Land of Canaan Eleseus was somehow changed; whatever it might be, something in him had been warped, and quietly spoiled; he was not bad, but something blemished. Growth of the Soil He set forth young, robust and strong, and he arrives at the halting-place, worn-out, soiled and blemished. The Grip of Desire Let no prince complain of the faults committed by a people under his control; since these must be ascribed either to his negligence, or to his being himself blemished by similar defects. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius Mode.—Have the fruit gathered in dry weather; pick it over, and reject any that is at all blemished. The Book of Household Management For his country his sacrifice would have been blemished were any religious stigma to attach to it. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot In the same belts are sleeping the dragons with fiery breath, tower-headed, blemished, that give out the crash of the thunders and blow lightnings out of their eyes. The Kiltartan Poetry Book; prose translations from the Irish Her money spent, Fleur-de-Marie had fallen in with the Ogress, the keeper of the Lapin Blanc Tavern, who had kept her for the sinful purposes which had blemished all her life. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Trew, one of the best horses, had been staked early in the journey and his foot was blemished, otherwise he was a splendid horse. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Mode.—Pick the fruit into clean dry stone jars, taking care to leave out all that are broken or blemished. The Book of Household Management Your taste, Sir, I fear, has for once been misled; and I shall be sorry for having innocently blemished a single page. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 If unfavourable, the tree is left thus cut to the heart and blemished. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 But the best is, that this logger-head should say this, that understands nothing of the Navy, nor ever would; and hath particularly blemished his master by name among us. The Diary of Samuel Pepys The scandals which blemished the conduct of public affairs during his administration could not be attributed to any lack of personal honesty on his part. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics For the most apt and elegant word in the whole language was rejected, like a diamond with a flaw in it, if it appeared blemished with a wrong letter. Essays and Tales His political life was blemished by some most dishonourable actions; yet he was not under the influence of those motives to which most of the dishonourable actions of politicians are to be ascribed. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 In an interview between President Lincoln and Petroleum V. Nasby, the name came up of a recently deceased politician of Illinois whose merit was blemished by great vanity. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller I look back for many years; and I see scarcely a trace of the vices which blemished the splendid fame of the first conquerors of Bengal. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Alone and friendless in a foreign country; her fair fame blemished; her hope in the future utterly destroyed, she attempted to drown herself. The Evil Genius Through them alone came her interests and her emotions; consequently, she suffered no longer from her blemished life. Juana This unhandsome act blemished his gift so much that he seemed to reap hatred for it instead of thanks. The Danish History, Books I-IX He saw the footsteps of a man printed deep on the snow; for the rime was blemished by the steps, and betrayed the robber's progress. The Danish History, Books I-IX Halfdan rejoined that she brought against him two faults: one that his blood was not illustrious enough; another, that he was blemished with a cracked lip whose scar had never healed. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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