11.   That championship brought tears of joy and relief to an organization that has tried desperately to shed its reputation as an underachiever.

12.   The fanfare showed what a departure the new fund is for Merrill, whose fund managers are still working to shed their reputation as die-hard value investors.

13.   The more strong arms the Red Sox run out there, the more likely they are to shed their reputation for having a one-man pitching staff.

14.   The Journal noted that Delta had renumbered the flight four times while trying to shed its reputation.

15.   While Times Square may never be able to shed its reputation for bawdiness completely, some community leaders in Queens believe the law will work wonders in their neighborhoods.

16.   American cars are still struggling to shed their reputation in Japan as gas-guzzling lemons.

17.   Bid officials held daily briefings and said they wanted to shed their reputation for aloofness and hostility.

18.   Communist leaders are eager to highlight punishments of corrupt or abusive officials in hopes of shedding a reputation for indifference to ordinary people.

19.   Meanwhile, Palmeiras also wants to shed its reputation as an underachiever.

20.   With their armies of lawyers, he and other bankers are now launching a counteroffensive against the government, hoping to shed their reputations as bad-loan villains.