Example sentences of "be known for its [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In what must rank as one of the most petty letters ever to emerge from the SFA , an organisation that has never been known for its broad-mindedness , the secretary demanded that the ball be returned .
2 Singapore has long been known for its campaigns against littering , smoking , spitting and jay-walking , but it may be the only place in the world trying to toilet train an entire nation .
3 SCO has never been known for its realism .
4 Originally bred as a draught animal , its milk has always been known for its quality ( if not quantity ) and it can fairly be called a dual-purpose breed .
5 The climate is particularly favourable and the area is known for its cider-making and vineyards .
6 Ready Systems is known for its VRTX operating system for real-time embedded applications .
7 South Korea is known for its ship building .
8 Ambleside was known for its importance in the wool trade before the granting of the Market Charter in 1650 .
9 St Tropez was known for its beaches , and normally she could spend hours just soaking up the sun and watching the other people parading , but she felt too unsettled to do much more than lie on her towel , playing aimlessly with the sand and trying to convince herself that she did not want anything more out of Piers than he was prepared to give her .
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