Example sentences of "known for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These birds , which can reach speeds of more than 100mph , are known for their hunting prowess . |
| 2 | TICKET touts are not known for their flair for public relations . |
| 3 | Furthermore , the Angolan people are well known for their friendliness to foreigners and for their placid and kind nature . |
| 4 | The history of the wool trade and the association with Furness Abbey has been touched on ( see Notes on the Early Wool Trade ) and the Cistercian Monks and lay brothers were known for their sheep farms or Herdwyks and their Grange at Hawkshead . |
| 5 | A number of other young men in the Town Boys group were well known for their ability to drink impossible-sounding quantities of beer . |
| 6 | Fleeces are probably best known for their ability to protect plants from quite severe frost . |
| 7 | Er certainly pilots of any measure are seldom known for their sense of humility . |
| 8 | Commanding Generals rarely are known for their sense humility . |
| 9 | And were there certain men or women that were known for their stories ? |
| 10 | In the familiar world in which we live , ducklings are not known for their propensity for attacking farmers ; they are classed among the victims of the killing process . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | After the war Saddam rapidly reduced in size the regular army , once a million strong , but not the ten Republican Guard divisions , known for their loyalty to the regime . |
| 13 | ‘ Not best known for their reliability , mind , travelling about the country , never being in one place for more than a few weeks , got to be careful there . ’ |
| 14 | Farmers are well known for their conservatism . |
| 15 | Studio technicians , well known for their cynicism , were visibly moved by Dr Taylor 's will-power . |
| 16 | In Britain , his followers are well known for their ownership of Mentmore Towers , the palatial former home of the Earls of Rosebery . |
| 17 | While at this end of the neck the Grover adjustable machineheads are smooth , and although budget guitars are not exactly known for their tuning stability , this guitar is reassuringly accurate . |
| 18 | They are best known for their pantomimes and comedy and felt the need for a change . |
| 19 | S&S are also well known for their Anti-Virus Toolkit , the industry standard package for dealing with this new threat . |
| 20 | Christians today are not normally known for their candour about doubt or for their confident ability to resolve it . |
| 21 | For example , the presence of sticklebacks ( fish known for their tolerance of dirty water ) in a previously fishless stream is taken as an unambiguous sign of an improvement in water quality . |
| 22 | The players , not known for their tolerance of youth , have shown him , on occasion , bared teeth . |
| 23 | To Leibniz he was ‘ The Irishman who attacks the reality of bodies … [ and ] belongs to the class of men who want to be known for their paradoxes ’ . |
| 24 | In terms of healthy eating , the staples of American diners and fast-food outlets have never been known for their goodness . |
| 25 | Because the market women became known for their opposition to the regime , the larger markets were heavily infiltrated by members of the security forces . |
| 26 | Always known for their use of innovative fabrics , the pair are now concentrating on marrying active sportswear ideas to formal shapes . |
| 27 | VICE-CHANCELLORS are not normally known for their speed of action and this is how it should be : universities are reflective , discursive communities . |
| 28 | Rickenbacker , who incidentally celebrate their 60th anniversary this year , are not known for their impetuosity when it comes to new guitar and bass designs . |
| 29 | Those Communist regimes which tried to ban religion were known for their cruelty . |
| 30 | Those men were handpicked strong-arm thugs , hired for the occasion , known for their viciousness . |