"I am shamed for this befouling of your welcoming, worthy brothers.

At another juncture, he is almost run over by a huge freighter, illustrating the befouling of the waters by shipping.

Manure lagoons have begun breaking down in a befouling of a landscape that no longer seems such a pristine backdrop for the intruders' TV stand-ups and canned sagacity.

It includes many of the themes Mr. Cousteau began to stress as his pursuits revealed not just the magic of the world underwater but also his sorrow about the immense befouling of the oceans.

I don't understand the hestitation to do something immediately about this problem, and the continuation of the disgusting and suicidal befouling of your environment, ours in Massachusetts, in Rhode Island and who knows where else.

When as one of his first acts he sought to curb the befouling of Trafalgar Square by banning the sale of pigeon feed in the plaza, he found himself confronted with the kind of eye-catching protest that was once his trademark.