But the damage to Mr. Ratner's reputation was done.
His tears, it turned out, were melted snowflakes – but the damage to his reputation was done.
By the time Omega had seen the error of its ways, the damage to its reputation was done.
Stoudemire returned to help lead the Knicks to a series-saving Game 4 victory, but the damage to his reputation was done.
The damage to everyone's reputation was done not so much at the end of last season when Welsh used their parachute payment well to regain their place in the top flight (and might well have finished top anyway had the rules been different), but two years before that when they were promoted in the first place.
But the damage to Ask.fm's reputation was done.
Some home builders, worried about their reputations, are doing just that.
Once a foreigner holds more than about 5-10% equity in an Indian firm, it is seen as having some responsibility for how it is run.Now even Indian firms, if they want to raise money abroad, or if their bosses want to protect their own professional reputations, are doing the same.
Doing so will earn their trust, and effectively increase your reputation once the quest is done.
Besides, Parcells knows that if he coaches again, after saying he is done, his reputation for saying one thing and doing another will grow even more, and he might never be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
