I've spent the bulk of the last fifteen years developing some amount of reputation and expertise in the Microsoft universe, having published dozens of books and hundreds of articles, worked as an editor and consultant, written (as a subcontractor) parts of various Microsoft products, and so on.
His second cost him a huge amount of reputation.
The fascinating thing about the Giants' search for Jim Fassel's successor is that there was always one leading candidate and no amount of reputation-bashing could dissuade the Giants from their man.
The big amount of information supplies the reputation system adjusting the reputation and trust of any node.
Nu Wexler, communications director for Wal-Mart Watch, a group critical of the retailer, said that Mr. Werbach "brings a huge amount of responsibility, and his reputation within the environmental movement will be on the line".
They also say Rothenberg began to spend an inordinate amount of time managing his reputation, as questions began to surface around how he afforded it all.
Given the distribution problems for its product, Bio Business probably isn't about to siphon away a large part of P&G's and Kimberly's market, but it can do a fair amount of damage to their reputations.
The gesture cost him an untold amount of money but consolidated his reputation as a man of principle, especially among younger war protesters.
"Nothing you've done in the past, no reputation, no amount of money can buy you an Olympics berth," Thorpe, 17, said after qualifying for the Sydney Games.
BEN RATLIFF BILL FRISELL "All We Are Saying... ...... (Savoy) JOHN SCOFIELD "A Moment's Peace" (Emarcy) Bill Frisell and John Scofield have been pre-eminent jazz guitarists for roughly the same amount of time, each earning his reputation with an unmistakable sound, an identifiable style and a succession of fine working bands.
But meanwhile, on a front closer to home for me, the awesome discipline of Republican-leaning economists — their willingness to say anything, do any amount of damage to their professional reputations, for the cause, even when they have no personal hope of being rewarded with high office — remains in place.
