Likewise, Brazil s growth has been dented, but now looks set to recover.

When demonstrations against sexual violence erupted in Delhi, the Indian president s son denounced the protesters as dented and painted.

In Germany itself, failure to achieve a politically integrated federal Europe baffled pro integration political forces and dented the war generation s moral authority.

Hatoyama s mismanagement of Japan s relations with the United States, centered on the relocation of a Marine base in Okinawa, had also dented the DPJ s standing.

When demonstrations against sexual violence erupted in Delhi, the Indian president s son denounced the protesters as dented and painted. Some politicians have described rape victims as adventurous.

Enthusiasm for America s self proclaimed mission to fight for freedom around the world was dented, not least in the US itself, by the bloody catastrophe of Vietnam.

The terrorists dented the worldwide image of India as an emerging economic giant, a success story of the era of globalization, and a magnet for investors and tourists.

They dented the worldwide image of India as an emerging economic giant, a success story of the era of globalization and an increasing magnet for investors and tourists.

At the dawn of the 1990 s, Japan s dominance in export markets worldwide had already been dented somewhat by the rise of its smaller Asian neighbors, including Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, and Singapore.

Putin s initiative turned out to be a diplomatic lifeline, as Obama s gambit of seeking Congressional approval for an attack on Syria looked certain to fail, which would have dented his authority as America s commander in chief.

In Latin America, the only breakthrough that dented post independence domination by the descendants of European colonizers came from a black freedom fighter and unifier, Simon Bolivar, who united the region before being forced into exile in Jamaica.

Fortunately, in his second term, with Condoleezza Rice and Karen Hughes at the State Department and Rumsfeld s reputation dented by failures that in the private sector would have led to his firing or resignation, Bush has shown an increased concern about America s soft power.

But, in less than two months, the almost mythic power of the region s most powerful army has been dented, and Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah s leader, has come across as a steadfast and determined leader, in sharp contrast to the usual behavior of heads of Arab government.