| The head of Lebanon's restaurant owners association said Tuesday that LBCI television was guilty of besmirching the reputation of his sector. |
| In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection. |
| At no stage did any of these worthies think it necessary to do some fact-checking before besmirching the reputation of a former cabinet officer. |
| It was inspired by Ahmet Yildiz, a gay Kurd allegedly killed by his father in 2008 for besmirching the family honour. |
| So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations. |
| The demonstrations of intolerance and hatred that are besmirching the early days of the post-communist era are bitter proof that oppression has well and truly vanished. |
