Forget its mild-mannered reputation: tea is not for the faint of heart.
He revelled in his reputation for mild eccentricity and disdained anything that smacked of order or regimentation.
The final Classic of the British season sustained a mild knock to its reputation when only 29 entries were revealed to have been made for September's St Leger, of which 16 are trained by Aidan O'Brien.
A few of the marines, holding long coils of rope, were standing near a big sorrel mule named Edgar, who had a tender nose and mild eyes but the reputation of being a kicker.
Were that to happen, or were Standard Chartered to choose to emigrate of its own free will, that would be a mild embarrassment for the reputation of the City of London, but not devastating for the British economy.
During his tenure in the Senate, Inouye developed a reputation as a mild and genteel politician who nonetheless doggedly advocated for his positions.
He parries them all, answers most of them with a mild urbanity that belies his reputation of being occasionally difficult, and confirms his own report that the vibration on this tour is decidedly different from the last.
Licked by cold winds on its exposed north and east sides, and sited in a frost pocket, the Winter Garden at RHS Rosemoor belies Devon's reputation for a mild climate.
He restored his reputation after a mild but costly retaliation at the 1998 World Cup made him a villain in England.
