Sentence examples for byword for quality from inspiring English sources

Just as Cadillac used to be synonymous with luxury and BMW with sportiness, Toyota was a byword for quality and reliability.

In January, Mercedes, once a byword for quality and reliability, had to postpone the delivery of 30,000 cars because of faulty diesel pumps.

"Vorsprung durch Technik" became a motto for a nation that was putting the past behind it and restyling itself as a byword for quality, efficiency, progress and technology.

Many of the businesses I've talked to are finding their most enthusiastic market in Japan, where British menswear is a byword for quality and high standards, founded on a long heritage of garment design and manufacturing.

His reputation among actors, writers, directors and designers alike was beyond question, and has been for so long that his name has become a byword for quality and depth.

The German carmaker has said it wants to "win back the trust of its customers" now that Volkswagen's reputation as a byword for quality and reliability lies in tatters.

While the prefabs of the 1940 homes were often a byword for poor quality, improvements in technology mean that such concerns are no longer an issue.

Nokia has done its very best here, using a six-part assembly by Carl Zeiss, which has been a byword for high-quality lenses since the 19th century.

After all, Puffin no longer has the monopoly it once enjoyed but it is still a byword for interesting, high quality books.

What can be added to his now-maturing army of late-90s devotees is the general feeling that his name is a byword for substance and quality; maybe one of the last remaining links to the human wellspring of the star system that, in the age of CGI, appears to be running dry.

The chain, once a byword for British Main Street quality, dropped its home-grown management, turned away from relatively pricey British suppliers and, this year, reversed an ambitious overseas expansion program.