21.   Chen began his political career with a successful bid for the Taipei City Council, where he acquired a reputation as a crusader.

22.   Clark had acquired a reputation for soliciting memorabilia from players, but he said he always gave the items for charitable purposes.

23.   Decorating by Mrs. Parish and her firm also acquired a reputation for being expensive.

24.   Early in his Supreme Court tenure, Blackmun acquired a reputation as a slow writer who took a long time to make up his mind.

25.   Fosse acquired a reputation of being tough on dancers, particularly women, whose bodies had to contort to his rigorous positioning.

26.   He acquired a reputation as a left-liberal political figure.

27.   Great museums acquire their reputations not just through the size and quality of their collections but through the special exhibitions they organize, borrowing works from around the world.

28.   He has acquired a reputation for bullying and blustering, and he certainly is capable of such behavior.

29.   He has acquired his reputation as the leading director of sitcoms by compiling a spectacular record.

30.   He mainly acquired that reputation when Bosnian Serb forces overran Srebrenica in July.