If I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. From LearnThat.org. [Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. president.]
Eyes may be the windows to the soul, but a taint is the doggie-door to pain. From Wordnik.com. [10,000 BC IS A CRITICAL DARLING] Reference
But the taint is also spreading to the city itself, which is being portrayed in an unflattering and unsettling way. From Wordnik.com. [A Favorite Villain in Election Ads: New York] Reference
A black and immeasurable taint is communicated to all who view it. From Wordnik.com. [Teaser? I Hardly Know Her?] Reference
There was a certain taint of madness running in the veins of all of them. From Wordnik.com. [Jan, the Unrepentant] Reference
One definition in the OED of the verb to taint is "to accuse of crime or dishonour.". From Wordnik.com. [WORDS: "Taint"] Reference
If there's any "hard" news in these accounts to support the appearance of ethical taint, that is it. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Rosen: For the New York Times, as Well, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Risks] Reference
There was that so-called taint, not like today when anchors shift from news commentator to candidate and back. From Wordnik.com. [Broadcast News] Reference
I honestly don't think this version will "taint" the original at all. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Rock's Death at a Funeral Urban Remake Trailer Debut « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I hate the name "taint," preferring "perineum," but you get what I mean. From Wordnik.com. [merci merci me!] Reference
I explained that once you get the doper 'taint' it follows you through life. From Wordnik.com. [Old Tapes] Reference
I didn't want to "taint" my site with gaudy, "click me!" flashing animation ads. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
She has not made very clear what that "taint" means for the future of federalism. From Wordnik.com. [Here's the post where I take on Ron Bailey of Reason Magazine.] Reference
And so in this case we've seen that fund-raising always has a kind of taint about it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2002] Reference
The "taint" crowd is uncomfortable with an industry that will publish almost anything. From Wordnik.com. [Bernard Starr: Self-Publishing Offers No Hassle and Big Potential Profits. Is It For You?] Reference
How does he know that that "taint" was manifested more grossly before he even knew him?. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph Campbell: An Exchange] Reference
They are not wholly free from the taint which is to be detected in nearly all French fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880.] Reference
Just in case you didn't have the time to follow up on your wish to post the Jon Stewart "taint" video segment. From Wordnik.com. [Fractales: the ending (and rules)] Reference
The important thing is not to "taint" their creativity with only one or two threads that might stifle new ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Group brainstorming with index cards] Reference
TV commentators seized on the word "taint" to talk about what has become of Blagojevich's reputation in Illinois politics. From Wordnik.com. [WORDS: "Taint"] Reference
A reader recently informed me I've been using the word "taint" for males when I should in fact be using the word "scranus.". From Wordnik.com. [The Slap of Luxury: Vulgar Displays of Earning Power] Reference
By stating in public why they are pulling they mean to create as much distance between this "taint" and their brand as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Second Life Business Exodus?] Reference
AIADMK, DMK clash in Rajya Sabha over 'taint' charge. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Neither Sri Lanka nor Israel should have impunity in their 'wars on terror'] Reference
I refuse to hear this crazy "taint" talk any further. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Spiritual Midwifery, "taint" has a different meaning entirely. From Wordnik.com. [Dissident Voice] Reference
Is there a "taint" to having been laid off, even in this economic environment?. From Wordnik.com. [CFO.com: Today in Finance] Reference
China is an anomaly that should not "taint" bilateral ties, said Jon Huntsman, Washington's. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Israel seeks UN allies on Gaza War crimes vote] Reference
The process '"taint" will not be gone until Blagojevich is impeached, with or without a conviction in federal court. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
"The process '" taint "will not be gone until Blagojevich is impeached, with or without a conviction in federal court.". From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
This is the criminal "taint" or handicap that makes it more likely that the individual should fall into crime than the normal man. From Wordnik.com. [A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science] Reference
But they lack a heavyweight candidate for the seat and must escape the "taint" of corruption, Mezey said in a telephone interview. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference
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