My eyes locked on his battered image.

The company's new posture, many say, reflects a campaign to recast its battered image.

Tobacco-industry critics asserted that the campaign was just another attempt to prop up a cigarette company's battered public image.

The sincerity of these efforts to defend the battered image of the clubs has met with skepticism.

Mr. Dinkins took every opportunity to repair the city's and his own battered images.

On Thursday, the president was fighting to improve his battered image.

The move has helped the schools, but not Hartford's battered image.

The subject of America in the world is of course complicated, and the nation's battered international image could improve quickly in response to events.

So has the question of how the institution can polish its battered image.

To mend his battered image, he moved from producing to other interests.