101.   Magazine writers are given access by stars and their publicity aides because they gain reputations for writing favorable accounts and not probing too deeply.

102.   Lue, the unheralded guard who has gained a reputation for his defensive work against Iverson in this series, did it again Wednesday night.

103.   Maier, meanwhile, was gaining a reputation as a young historian to watch.

104.   Ms. Sereny began to work as a journalist, and gained a reputation as a dogged investigator who would not stop until she wrestled her subject into submission.

105.   Most of the men were non-Afghans who had gained a reputation as the fiercest of the Taliban forces.

106.   Nashville, too, is rapidly gaining a reputation as a city of dining experiences.

107.   Nevertheless, he has gained a reputation as an implacable enemy of the governing party and as someone who can be trusted to sweep out the old regime.

108.   New York has gained the reputation as a state that works hard to make voting difficult.

109.   Nikolais gained a reputation as an innovative, if outlandish, choreographer, composer and lighting designer.

110.   One reason Atlanta gained a reputation as a literary wasteland can be attributed to the departure of celebrity writers such as Conroy, Siddons and Terry Kay.