Example sentences of "[adv] known for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Neuron Data , better known for its Nexpert expert system until it re-invented itself as a GUI development outfit , plans to push on into what it sees as a burgeoning market for software which can make an ISV 's job designing solutions which work across heterogeneous environments much easier . |
| 32 | Francesco Primaticcio and Niccolo del'Abbate are better known for their work outside their native city , and an outsider , Dionys Calvaert , adopted Bologna to exert great influence on the next generation of painters . |
| 33 | Joanna Lumley may be better known for her recent performance in ‘ Absolutely Fabulous , ’ but she is also president of Farms for City Children . |
| 34 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 35 | Microprose are better known for their comprehensive Simulations such as F-15 II Strike Eagle , and Gunship 2000 , their latest release is a strategy type Role Playing Game called Darklands . |
| 36 | You will note that Mr. A. N. Other is a material holder in the company ; he is perhaps better known for his holding in Major Plc . |
| 37 | Far from being dead , Detroit is getting a bit too much for flamboyant city police chief Gil Hill , who 's better known for his movie-acting skills — he played the dour Detroit police chief in Beverly Hills Cop I and Il . |
| 38 | In recent years , Hunt had become better known for his highly successful double-act with commentator Murray Walker for the BBC coverage of Grand Prix . |
| 39 | Among the Peers was the Marquess of Zetland , aged 54 and better known for his love of horse racing . |
| 40 | His theories are well enough known for me to sketch them only briefly . |
| 41 | The company was acquired last year by the regional brewer Riva , best known for its Dentergens wheat beer . |
| 42 | Boursin , best known for its Boursin soft cheese and Boursault brands , made a net profit of £3.4m in 1988 on sales of £30m . |
| 43 | In Britain he is best known for the remarkable Byker Wall housing scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne . |
| 44 | Best known for his portrayal of Major Upshot-Bagley in the television series The Army Game . |
| 45 | His is a fury fanned by insensitive press coverage of homosexuality and the Aids epidemic ; the director best known for films like Caravaggio has leapt at the opportunity of reacting against ‘ licensed queer bashing ’ . |
| 46 | Next week sees the release of Melancholia , a directorial debut by Andi Engel , who has until now been best known for his work as a film distributor . |
| 47 | It was also during this period that we had the strangest set of photographs taken of us , by Peter Christopherson who worked for a design company , Hipgnosis — whose offices were at the back of our Denmark Street HQ — and who later joined Throbbing Gristle , a band best known for tabloid spreads on their occult practices . |
| 48 | It is best known for its mouth-watering digestive biscuits , but some staggering statistics graphically illustrate the incredible production rate at United Biscuits . |
| 49 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 50 | Once best known for her bewitching performances in films like Breakfast at Tiffany 's and Roman Holiday , today Audrey Hepburn is renowned for her work with children . |
| 51 | The latest of SAVE 's publications is Bright Future : The Re-Use of Industrial Buildings , written with the architect Francis Machin , who is best known for his futuristic conservatories , but whose conversions include the transformation of my own barn into a library and office . |
| 52 | Probably best known for his classic suits , his entire collection exudes a cool elegance . |
| 53 | TODAY will see the opening shots in a fierce £130million battle for control of the Norfolk Capital hotels group , best known for its St James Club in London . |
| 54 | Included in the sale is James Burrough , best known for its Beefeater gin , which was bought by Whitbread little more than two years ago ; the Buckingham Wile Company , which distributes Beefeater , Cutty Sark Scotch , and Benedictine in the US ; and the Atlas Peak vinyards in California . |
| 55 | The action , brought by Australia 's third largest bank , comes at the end of a year during which Mr Bond — best known for brewing Castlemaine XXXX lager and his 1985 triumph in the America 's Cup yacht challenge — has fought a desperate battle to keep his creditors at bay . |
| 56 | Mr Chandler is best known for his book ‘ The Visible Hand ’ , published in 1977 , which chronicled the rise of managerial capitalism in America and won him a Pulitzer prize . |
| 57 | AUSTRALIAN he-man Mel Gibson , best known for ‘ Mad Max ’ and ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ , has picked up kinder notices for his ‘ Hamlet ’ than perhaps he or anyone else expected . |
| 58 | To most people , Turing is best known for his work on the theory of computing machines , but in time his work on the theory of morphogenesis may be seen as equally important . |
| 59 | This week he adds yet another job to his blossoming portfolio with the chairmanship of Mishcon de Reya , the solicitor best known for its litigation and entertainment work . |
| 60 | Best known for his column , in which he was an early champion of green politics . |