Mostly, though, Mr. Christie offered his in-your-face reputation as a contrast to Mr. Corzine, who came to office promising to use his Wall Street savvy to solve the state's financial problems, but who has failed to make much headway despite a Democratic lock on the Legislature.
Yet the Highland team have made a habit of laughing in the face of reputation.
The lads are very susceptible to the pressure of saving face and reputation and will act accordingly.
Lawson, 53, who is due to return to British TV screens in a Channel 4 food talent show on 7 January and now faces a reputation rebuilding exercise, complained in a statement after the verdict of being "maliciously vilified" and of a "sustained background campaign deliberately designed to destroy my reputation".
Mr Reed, with his handsome young face and formidable reputation, should have glided easily into the sinecure of the lieutenant-governor's job.
His pale, thin-lipped face concealed a reputation for jollity, and as a young man with a memorable baritone, he performed in light operas and at private parties.
Flying in the face of his reputation as a booze-hound, he showed he really meant business by going on the wagon for more than four months.
Episode three ends with the nightmare image of Reggie Ledoux, tattooed and trudging around the swamp in his underwear, wielding a machete; episode seven ends with Errol, the "tall man" with scars on his face and a reputation as the worst of the Carcosa murderers.
And then it's too late: your face ― er, reputation ― is melted.
Regardless of the legal merits of the complaint, its filing underscores the risks bondholders face when the reputation of a confidence-sensitive investment bank is tarnished.
These days our public face is our reputation, so it is very important that our Customer Service Representatives maintain a bubbly and outgoing personality, and I'm afraid you're not quite the right fit anymore.
