Despite the gossip business's nasty reputation, the proximity to fame engendered by social media seems to encourage cordiality.
— With 750,000 acres, hundreds of miles of trails and an unknown number of bears, Yosemite National Park has long been one of the nation's most popular getaways, a stunning physical wonder whose international reputation and proximity to major California cities helped it draw four million visitors last year.
Admiral Allen said he believed that his reputation and his proximity to power would be tremendous assets.
In the spring of 2006, Architecture for Humanity invited 26 architects, chosen on the basis of geographical proximity and reputation, to design houses that were affordable and could conform to a labyrinthine set of structural requirements.
Nonfinancial considerations, such as academic reputation, curricular offerings, and proximity to home and family, were the primary drivers of enrollment decisions.
After contacting and visiting four universities, it was the University of Surrey which came out best for him in terms of the details of the project, the supervisor, the lab and its reputation, and of course proximity to home.
Initial care-seeking suggested a preference for private hospitals (23 of 33 women), partly because of their proximity and reputation, but also because of concerns that government hospitals would be more likely to register complaints.
Another cable, sent after Suleiman's assassination, said the officer enjoyed a reputation as having "special status and proximity to Bashar".
Natasha's not heard great things about the landlady Hazel Woolley's reputation and there's the close proximity of Susan when she's working in the shop.
Among the reasons the donors cited for locating the Lieber Institute next to Johns Hopkins is the university's reputation in brain sciences research and its proximity to the National Institutes of Health.
