Example sentences of "has a reputation [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | General Seri has a reputation of being an honest copper . |
| 2 | Not only is she pretty ; she has a reputation for being more of a Socialist than her husband and far more level-headed than he about the trappings of prime ministerial power . |
| 3 | Carrickmacross has a reputation for double-figure bream , but there is good mixed sport . |
| 4 | The match will be fished in all but the severest of conditions — the Oxford has a reputation for producing fish even when ice-breaking is necessary . |
| 5 | The west of Ireland has a reputation for swift seduction . |
| 6 | The Sek Kong centre , planted uncomfortably in the middle of the colony 's only military airfield , has a reputation for riots , murders and wide-scale intimidation . |
| 7 | The very latest Cairo tittle-tattle is that President Hosni Mubarak ( who has a reputation for honesty ) has made himself rich by taking a cut from every barrel of oil exported . |
| 8 | Anglian has a reputation for careful handling of the regulatory bodies , Ofwat in particular . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ He has a reputation for being very skilled in this business . ’ |
| 10 | She is brought to King Shahriyar who has a reputation for killing virgins after he has slept with them . |
| 11 | The hotel is open to non-residents and has a reputation for good food and a carefully chosen selection of wines . |
| 12 | The University has a reputation for innovative course programmes , resourceful scholarship , and an active and mutually rewarding relationship with local industry , commerce and professional life . |
| 13 | Among amateur astronomers , Alcock has a reputation for being reclusive . |
| 14 | The five-door ZX has a reputation for its class-beating ride and the 16v also rides well , despite its stiffer springing and damping and a thicker rear anti-roll bar . |
| 15 | All I knew about Waugh was that he was the son of the famous Evelyn , and has a reputation for the sort of scathing wit that seems to epitomise the self-appointed arbiters of literary , and more generally , artistic taste and standards . |
| 16 | ‘ Most people are going for much more conservative finance , ’ says Roger Brooke , chairman of Candover Investments , which has a reputation for large buyouts . |
| 17 | In Northern Ireland , its impact was limited as the newspaper circulates among the minority community and has a reputation for anti-British bias . |
| 18 | Italian food has a reputation for being a dieter 's foe — but that is largely the fault of all-you-can-eat pasta pig-out places which pile on the Bolognese sauce . |
| 19 | The referee in the firing line , an experienced FIFA official , has a reputation for encouraging free-flowing play . |
| 20 | Boro manager Lennie Lawrence has a reputation for engineering great escapes and on this form he may achieve yet another . |
| 21 | Among the hunting fraternity the mountain goat has a reputation for being difficult to kill cleanly and is sadly renowned for its ability to ‘ carry a lot of lead ’ . |
| 22 | In a town with over 200,000 holiday beds , this small unprepossessing semi-detached house lying in a quiet residential area has a reputation for being special — in fact for being one of the best small hotels in the resort . |
| 23 | Robert Colescott has a reputation for cracking wise in his work . |
| 24 | Already hampered by the inglorious nature of his ascent , he also has a reputation for wimpishness . |
| 25 | Mr Boren has a reputation for defying his party ( about a third of his votes over the past four years have been against the Democratic line ) and for changing his mind . |
| 26 | Neither general practice has a reputation for being outstanding or different from the normal run of practices . |
| 27 | The company has a reputation for bad service . |
| 28 | Spurn Head has a reputation for rarities . |
| 29 | In marginal constituencies the smoothness of the campaigning machine can make the difference between success or failure , and the Conservative Party generally has a reputation for efficient , well-financed organization . |
| 30 | S.schall will tolerate a wide range of water conditions and is easy to keep , although it has a reputation for aggression . |