Sentence examples for shape its reputation from inspiring English sources

Gardner Botsford, a veteran editor at The New Yorker magazine who helped shape its reputation and its style under the longtime editorship of William Shawn, died on Monday in Manhattan.

Bruno Bartoletti, the Florentine maestro who as principal conductor and artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago helped shape its reputation both for stellar productions of Italian masterpieces and for adventurous modern works, died on Sunday, the day before his 87th birthday, in Florence.

All it takes is a single charismatic leader to bring a gang together and shape its reputation.

So it has its reputation to maintain.

Her mission was to edit her husband's works and shape his reputation.

Mr. Ribot, who will open the series on Thursday, will perform solo — a format he has used to help shape his reputation for idiosyncratic interpretation, whether he is attacking a blues like Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground," a popular standard like George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" or an original.

He gave perks to retired cadres who could shape his reputation; he arranged for them to receive priority at doctors' offices; when he bought the county's first imported car, he donated it to the "veteran-cadre office," and used an old jeep for himself.

But the fight helped shape his reputation for attacking government spending programs that he feels are wasteful.

For what it's worth, TARP is actually shaping up to be more successful than its reputation as a failed bailout would suggest.

Well, let's just say Intel is jumping into uncharted territory, putting its reputation on the line in what is shaping up as a competitive free-for-all.

The voluptuous shapes and luscious color mixes of La Dolce Vita years gave Bulgari its reputation for being both the essence of Italian design and craftsmanship and desirably global.