Example sentences of "known for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Clinique , well known for their superb skin care products have formulated Skin Supplies For Men .
2 That way , they query nothing and never answer back ; as a result they are not known for their political judgement , but , during the Depression they were jolted into social awareness .
3 Capricorns are well known for their blunt mannerisms .
4 Microprose are better known for their comprehensive Simulations such as F-15 II Strike Eagle , and Gunship 2000 , their latest release is a strategy type Role Playing Game called Darklands .
5 He has been savaged throughout his visit to Rome by an unusual alliance of fundamentalist Protestants and Tory MPs not usually known for their theological knowledge or zeal .
6 In a business where agents were known for their sharklike qualities , Bernie had an endless struggle to conceal a naturally generous heart .
7 Some pioneers ( Ron James was a famous example ) were well known for their peerless protection ability .
8 Barnsley are not known for their fancy football or flair , but they 're well drilled and organised and Oxford just could n't find a way through .
9 Two disciplines not known for their loving attachment to high , or any other height , technology .
10 The Brynteg group are , of course , well known for their high-quality Taff Vale carriage restoration project .
11 Such dedication manifested itself not only among professional religious like the Dominican nuns in the Rhineland known for their mystical experience , or Franciscan tertiaries like Angela of Foligno , who was converted after her marriage and , once a widow , devoted her life to God , but among lay women in the Low Countries and Germany known as Beguines .
12 It sounded so convincing — but then , according to Lisa , Leos were known for their acting abilities .
13 Over the past two decades a possible increase in the incidence of anal cancer has been noted , especially in American communities known for their high representation of homosexual men .
14 Mind you , not known for their generous pay awards , these Councils according to the government are a main obstacle to economic hope and prosperity in Britain .
15 Its seven years since the American band Dr Hook split up : now the lead singer from the group who were known for their naked encores is back on the road .
16 They are well known for their methodological rigour , and they study factors relating to depression of clinical significance , that is , their cases have symptoms at least as numerous and severe as those treated by psychiatrists in out-patient settings .
17 Geophysicists are perhaps not best known for their romantic souls , and when they invented the dire appellation subduction zone , they probably overlooked the fact that precisely because of all this subterranean frenzy , each one is an area of quite extraordinary beauty .
18 Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own .
19 None of the band are known for their excessive cordiality towards figures within the business , but unlike Charman , their misgivings did not manifest themselves in the form of ill temper .
20 Well known for its naval connections , the club which was founded in 1922 straddles the border of Sussex and Hampshire on the main London to Portsmouth road .
21 CHINKS of light are at last starting to shine through the high street gloom , reports Courts , the furniture stores business best known for its irritating TV ads .
22 He had expected to stay at the Dog and Gun , a tavern well known for its radical associations , where unstamped , illegal newspapers had always been laid out openly on the bar-counter for the perusal of anyone so inclined .
23 , The Dutch city of Groningen , known for its radical approach to transport policy , is planning to run some of its buses on bio-ethanol made from sugar beet and wheat .
24 The firm is well known for its painstaking research , which may mean that assignments are completed less quickly than by rival headhunters , but they are certainly carried out more thoroughly .
25 The Hard Rock is well known for its extensive collection of rock memorabilia .
26 Mitcham which contains a number of interesting Georgian houses , is now a separate borough and is well known for its historic cricket green and its lavender factory .
27 It has become well known for its close working relationships with industry , commerce and the public sector .
28 It has become well known for its close working relationships with industry , commerce and the public services .
29 The 30-member Pakistani delegation , led by the secretary-general of the Pakistan Foreign Office , Akram Zaki , reportedly included members of the army 's Inter-Services Intelligence ( ISI ) , known for its close links to mujaheddin groups , especially the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami [ see p. 38153 ] .
30 Tough it may be , but Washington is one who defied the odds to achieve world status in a sport not known for its liberal representation of blacks .
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