Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a reputation " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Oaxacan peasants needed some source of cash , the men started seasonal migration , which was disliked because the plantations had a reputation for malaria and poor living and working conditions in general . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Kitson locos had a reputation for good workmanship and innovative design . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | His mills had a reputation for supplying everything from newsprint ( for The Times in the 1850s and 1860s ) to security paper , in which he built up a huge export business to Europe , the British empire , and South America for stamps and banknotes ( his customers included almost all the best-known banks ) . |
| 6 | Tamil Tigers had a reputation for committing suicide — especially using cyanide — rather than letting themselves be captured . |
| 7 | Now the quality obviously is not as good as either the flat or fully-fashioned and that 's why the Americans have a reputation for not but that 's the reason , productivity . |
| 8 | Bees have a reputation for foretelling the weather . |
| 9 | And Rufus was wild too , the way medical students had a reputation for being . |
| 10 | Turbomeca engines have a reputation throughout the helicopter industry of being robust and reliable . |
| 11 | Californians have a reputation for latching on to fads , and it 's true — yet a lot of what they preach is eminently sensible . |
| 12 | Liphook scouts have a reputation for competing in this gruelling international race which not only tests canoeing skills , but also endurance . |
| 13 | Germans have a reputation for being highly logical and systematic in their approach to things . |
| 14 | Draught animals , though frequently more valuable , were stolen less often partly because they were more closely looked after , and partly because carters had a reputation as a violent class of men . |
| 15 | For instance , although PPG7 discouraged sporadic housing , several district councils had a reputation for permitting it . |
| 16 | Tatra 's trucks have a reputation among lorry drivers for great toughness . |