Example sentences of "reputation [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At that time , Michael did n't have a very good reputation for being easy to work with . ’ |
| 2 | We will be looking to build up a programme which has a reputation for being worthwhile , well run and well managed . |
| 3 | Far better to have a reputation for being inclusive , ready and able to help pupils whatever their difficulties , whatever their needs , to be able to provide the entitlement curriculum for every kind of pupil . |
| 4 | EVERY ONCE in a while Tranmere produce a performance which makes nonsense of their reputation for being uneasy travellers . |
| 5 | EVERY once in a while Tranmere produce a performance which makes nonsense of their reputation for being uneasy travellers . |
| 6 | He gained a reputation for being broad minded , and welcomed homosexuals , single parents and black Jews ( the offspring of Jewish mothers and West Indian fathers ) who sometimes get a frosty reception elsewhere . |
| 7 | She did not scream and weep — at least in front of him — when things went wrong and did not have a reputation for being raucous about women 's rights . |
| 8 | Meetings , despite their reputation for being boring , are rich in opportunities to learn about behaviour but without a review mechanism the opportunities are mostly missed ( see Meetings on page 106 ) . |
| 9 | There was a church just to the north of there that had a reputation for being helpful towards homeless people — I 'd try my luck there . |
| 10 | Pluralist critics complained that panels of interviewees are not asked to specify the areas in which powerful leaders are reputed to be influential , that the reputational method is heavily dependent upon the selections of panels , and that a reputation for being powerful is not the same thing as direct evidence of success in getting your way over other people 's opposition ( Dahl , 1958 ; Polsby , 1980 ) . |
| 11 | He had the reputation for being clever but lacking in tact or discretion , and held only a minor post in Grey 's Government of 1853 to 1855 , and although he remained an MP until 1883 , when he succeeded as the tenth Earl of Wemyss and March , he never held office again . |
| 12 | A reputation for being exclusive is not very useful in a market where success depends on recruiting large numbers . |
| 13 | These invaluable low-growing pink plants have a reputation for being tender , but as these are doing so well here in this cold part of the country , they must be among the hardier varieties . |
| 14 | To avoid a reputation for being unreasonable , allow a strict margin of five minutes over the starting time and absolutely no more . |
| 15 | The argument has to rely either on imperfect information about the predator 's costs , so that price cutting is a means of building a reputation for being efficient , or on a ‘ deep pocket ’ story where the predator has access to either internal or external funds to finance its activities ( Bolton and Scharfstein , 1990 ) . |
| 16 | For the kitchen china , marked with a ‘ K ’ to distinguish it from the nursery china marked with an ‘ N ’ , as well as the storage jars with printed names on the kitchen shelves , Doulton china was used because of its reputation for being hard-wearing . |
| 17 | Sagittarians had a reputation for being insatiable travellers , and she was no exception , but please God she would journey to other places where there were no poignant memories . |
| 18 | Neither general practice has a reputation for being outstanding or different from the normal run of practices . |
| 19 | He had a reputation for being bad tempered ; she was the local ‘ mother confessor ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's how they probably got their reputation for being thick . ’ |
| 21 | These executives soon gain a reputation for being irrational and inconsistent , if not crazy . |
| 22 | The next day belonged to Devon Malcolm , a man who came into the Test team a few months earlier against Australia with a reputation for being able to bowl extremely quickly but rarely accurately , who , with less than perfect eyesight , was a total rabbit with the bat , and who could be a joke as a fielder . |
| 23 | This confirms Hanson 's reputation for being able to spot cheap assets and sell off unwanted parts profitably , but it also gives rise to the charge that Hanson is involved in asset stripping . |
| 24 | They had a good reputation for being able to develop mechanical ideas if you briefed them well ( they had already built the TARDIS console for Peter Brachaki ) . |
| 25 | We had read that the Toraja hunted heads until as recently as the 1920s , but they were feared by their neighbours less for their ferocity than for their magic , part of which was their unnerving reputation for being able to cause the dead to walk . |
| 26 | Why do some animals — and even plants — have a reputation for being able to predict bad weather ? |
| 27 | The number-two car with Dino Tremiti had done well and held current pole position , but even if Ace did brilliantly the Brazilian who drove for Carlisle Flint 's closest rivals was hot on his tail , and he had a reputation for being able to go just that little bit faster under the pressure of a time to beat . |
| 28 | Such concurrent listening and speaking is known as " shadowing " , and has a strong reputation for being attention-demanding . |
| 29 | Kirk Douglas 's reputation for being difficult has , in recent years , become something of a joke , even for those who have been on the receiving end of his temperament . |
| 30 | Douglas 's next film , The Last Sunset , added to his rapidly growing reputation for being difficult . |