| Muddy trainer prints stained the polished floorboards, marring their flawless exterior like blood seeping over a white surface. |
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| Whereas a translation error is like an inkblot marring one copy of a book, a mutation is a flaw in the printing plate, reproduced in every copy. |
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| The detail in the image is sharp without any major flaws or imperfections marring the image. |
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| Her slender form was a crumpled heap in his arms, with bruises and blood marring her creamy white skin. |
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| Of course, the screw slot is pretty fine, so without a properly fitting screwdriver, there is a real risk of marring things. |
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| Obsessed with the extra weight and stretch marks now marring her abdomen and hips, she became even more depressed. |
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| Mount a kicker to your transom without marring up the back of your boat with screw-down clamps. |
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| President-elect George W. Bush has argued that the oil can be tapped without killing wildlife or marring the environment. |
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| My wise, knowledgeable green eyes were younger, no wrinkles marring them in the slightest. |
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| It was well presented with only remedial work around some of the greens marring its appearance. |
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| For many, the cameo was quite possibly the weakest guest appearance ever recorded, marring the entire middle of a potential classic. |
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| A vision of perfection, it was of the purest, sparkling silver, with neither cut, nor blemish nor scar marring any aspect of its beauty. |
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| Surround sounds and directional effects are used to their fullest advantage without any hiss or distortion marring the mix. |
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| Some of the scars were white lines that scarcely showed against pale skin, or blushing pink and red streaks marring its fairness. |
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| This resulted in a series of heights districts representing the maximum height to which buildings could be built without marring the silhouette. |
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| While the reforms outlined above would eliminate certain hurdles currently marring the CAMR, what is required is more fundamental reform. |
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| Cosgrove dropped to the floor in front of the elderly man and ripped the fabric, exposing one skinny calf that had two red puncture marks marring the skin. |
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| With the US economy shaky and major corporate scandals marring his first year in office, a winnable war against an old enemy is just what the doctor ordered. |
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| The aftermath risks marring the coming-out celebrations of Myanmar's hugely welcome rejection of tyrannous isolation. |
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| There is good reason to suspect that when all is said and done this report will appear as a blip marring a strengthening upward employment trend. |
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| Since pure annealed platinum is extremely soft, it is susceptible to scratching and marring. |
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| Authorities feared that the meeting would affect the official launch on August 8, 2007 of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics, thus marring China's public image. |
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| It is also a sign of the increased influence of the domestic security apparatus since 2008, when China pulled out all the stops to stop unrest marring the Olympic games in Beijing. |
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| Prisoners included political troublemakers and individuals held at the request of their families, often to coerce a young member into obedience or to prevent a disreputable member from marring the family's name. |
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| It also prevents marring of the workpiece when making cuts. |
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| Rubber bumpers protect against marring flooring. |
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| Settings are easily locked in without the use of tools and rollers at the endsof the stops and a plastic base pad prevents marring of the work-piece during the repetitive passesrequired to gently bend the edge. |
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| What will it take for this government to tell us the truth about this scandal that is marring our reputation on the world stage because of their insignificance, their incompetence and their dishonesty? |
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| In order to reinforce their privileged position within the social fabric, efforts are needed to correct the negative factors that are currently marring the image of the farmer in society. |
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| In the suburb one might live and die without marring the image of an innocent world, except when some shadow of evil fell over a column in the newspaper. |
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