41.   But its revenues took off as its products gained a reputation for reliability and performance.

42.   By then, Gore had gained a reputation among colleagues as a whiz on arms control.

43.   By all accounts, he gained a reputation for paying winning customers promptly, a policy not scrupulously practiced by rival operators.

44.   Carbon monoxide is fast gaining a reputation for its health-giving properties.

45.   Chauncey gained a reputation for spoiling them rotten, even while breeding the finest Arabians in the world.

46.   Critics say Gazprom has a powerful protector in its former boss, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, who has gained a reputation as a reformer in the West.

47.   Davis has gained a reputation among politicians as a brash fund-raiser who has angered wealthy donors by his relentless soliciting over the years.

48.   Despite gaining a reputation throughout the county as the most popular and commanding speaker in the race, Jordan was defeated in the Democratic primary.

49.   Dierker has gained a reputation for encouraging his starters to pitch nine.

50.   Despite the simmering tensions that still exist in mixed communities, the U.S. sector has gained a reputation as being one of the safest in Kosovo.