Example sentences of "has a reputation " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Carrickmacross has a reputation for double-figure bream , but there is good mixed sport . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The west of Ireland has a reputation for swift seduction . |
5 | The final straw , according to inside sources , was when Mr Zhivkov tried to bring his widely disliked son , Vladimir , who has a reputation as a drunkard and a womaniser , on to the politburo . |
6 | And Vincente Ballesteros has a reputation as one of the finest surgeons in the business . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | The manor orchard has a reputation in the village for being haunted . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | General Seri has a reputation of being an honest copper . |
11 | Yet off the pitch he has a reputation as a dressing-room joker , an easy-going character who likes his soul and reggae music and has a smile never far from the surface . |
12 | Unlike the Enterprise Allowance , PYBT has a reputation as formidable and ‘ posh ’ . |
13 | Anglian has a reputation for careful handling of the regulatory bodies , Ofwat in particular . |
14 | He added : ‘ He has a reputation for being very skilled in this business . ’ |
15 | Syphilis has a reputation in the United Kingdom today quite out of proportion to the amount of infection that it causes . |
16 | She is brought to King Shahriyar who has a reputation for killing virgins after he has slept with them . |
17 | The hotel is open to non-residents and has a reputation for good food and a carefully chosen selection of wines . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | Among amateur astronomers , Alcock has a reputation for being reclusive . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | If , as suggested , you have done some background work on the company you will be in a good position to say what you really like about it , why you think it has a reputation as a good employer , why the job suits you ideally . |
22 | Though Joe 's literary knowledge is shaky , he has a reputation as a smart operator , and not only in the airplane business , where he has made his fortune . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | Andy Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish guitar-makers around , and the new Bluebird is arguably the most stylish guitar he makes . |
25 | ‘ He hardly has a reputation to protect . ’ |
26 | Musgrave Park is the regional centre for orthopaedic surgery and has a reputation second to none for its geriatric work . |
27 | ‘ Most people are going for much more conservative finance , ’ says Roger Brooke , chairman of Candover Investments , which has a reputation for large buyouts . |
28 | In Northern Ireland , its impact was limited as the newspaper circulates among the minority community and has a reputation for anti-British bias . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | Bishop has a reputation as a trouble-maker but it seems he will be welcomed back to the valleys . |