Marred

Marred by corruption, scandal and misfortune, it was an administration in which even the president's best intentions—Reconstruction and an Indian Peace Policy—were thwarted by his own hesitation and ambivalence.

From Shiloh to Kandahar Elizabeth Samet 2011

Marred in the vast ridiculousness of endless babbling and millions robots monologueing their annoying marketing messages, the Twitter has found its meaning.

Global Voices in English » Mexico: Telling Secrets on Twitter 2009

Marred by an atmosphere of mistrust, negotiations have made limited headway as the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed each other for holding up talks.

U.N. Climate Talks: U.S. And China Blame Each Other For Lack Of Progress In Tianjin Negotiations The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Seeing David could possibly have been when we came up with, "Avant-garde but Marred."

He was for real (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Marred by technical difficulties, this wasn't the best broadcast ever, but it was definitely not the worst.

Cara Joy David: Tony Night: Give Me Novacaine 2010

Marred by technical difficulties, this wasn't the best broadcast ever, but it was definitely not the worst.

Cara Joy David: Tony Night: Give Me Novacaine 2010

Marred by an uninteresting trailer that misleadingly sold the movie as a generic creature-feature, the film failed to attract moviegoers and repelled the few that bothered to show up (the picture earned a 'D' from Cinema Score).

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Shrek 4 Wins Again, While Four New Openers Fail to Break Out 2010

Marred by bad acting, an unoriginal premise and characters that are no more interesting than card-board cut-outs, I Love You Beth Cooper feels like one of those upteenth straight-to-DVD sequels of American Pie or Bring it On that have been beaten to death yet still keep getting churned out by the studio.

Zorianna Kit: Movie Review: I Love You Beth Cooper 2009

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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Marred Afghan Vote Leaves U.S. in a Delicate Spot 2009

Marred by too many of the dislikable short, plotless 'I'm a writer I love books duh' type pieces, or the fluffier fairy stories that I find equally dull.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Year's Best Fantasy 3 - David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer Blue Tyson 2008