JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, for example, have a reputation for moving quickly on defaults, while Bank of America allows them to fester.

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For example, the reputation of the Getty Museum, an avid collector of antiquities, has been seriously stained by the scandal involving a London dealer who served time in jail.

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Once in Chapter 11 bankruptcy the unions would have less clout and GM might suffer greater costs (for example to its reputation, and with consumers even less willing to buy the cars).

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NYSE, for example, or that members have a reputation to maintain has done much to create a huge, liquid stockmarket.

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For example, we found that many times the reputation of the source was more important than the technical attributes of the video.

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He had built a reputation as a patron (by underwriting, for example, the influential academic journal Physical Review).

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An example of this new approach was the appointment of Ralph Whitworth, an institutional investor with a reputation for activism, to the board of Apria Healthcare last year and more recently as chairman of Waste Management, a troubled company.

ECONOMIST: Thank you and goodbye