She has gained a sterling reputation among environmentalists and wildlife officials.

Lotteries in the United States did not always have a sterling reputation.

The buyer was a large multinational corporation with a sterling reputation.

In addition, she built a sterling reputation as a teacher by committing the talents of top artists to her educational mission.

In fact, he is more likely to be a well-dressed man with a sterling reputation.

This guy enjoyed a sterling reputation, especially if you were white.

She came to Boston from staff with a sterling reputation and lots of enthusiasm.

"Being an established business for 51 years with a sterling reputation and perfect credit does not mean much in 2001."

Mercedes is also battling a blow to its sterling reputation in quality and reliability.

Along the way, she has gained a sterling reputation among environmentalists and wildlife officials.

When the Enron scandal broke - and did not quickly fade - Andersen's once sterling reputation was already sullied.

Ana Vidovic, a young Croatian guitarist with an already sterling reputation, explores the mid-20th-century repertory further, and Mr. Dessner plays a set that includes his new work.

According to the New York-based National Charities Information Bureau, most of the middlemen have sterling reputations.

Soon after pledging, I learned that I wasn't joining a chapter with the most sterling reputation.

For a richly endowed college like Williams, the mark is a slight taint on an otherwise sterling financial reputation.

Mr. Keane, who worked for 20 years in the San Francisco public defender's office, said some of those indicted, in particular, Chief Sanders, had sterling reputations.

In Canada, Reichmann's once sterling reputation also began to suffer.

"If we pass a strong set of laws next year, that's a critical step on the road to restoring our previously sterling reputation."

The school is a beacon of hope for the greater Charleston area and has a sterling national reputation for educating students who struggle in traditional educational environments.

But hit men, otherwise known as critics and scholars, are lurking around every corner, waiting to whack even the most sterling reputation.