Though he was born to one of the wealthiest families in the United States, Kennedy earned a reputation as a defender of the underprivileged.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

At one point,there were as many as 300 people a day being deported through Juarez, which has gained a reputation as the most dangerous city in the world outside a war zone.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Forward LeBron James, built his reputation as one of the top players in the National Basketball Association playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers - the team that first drafted him in 2003 and one that is close to his hometown of Akron,Ohio.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

Borlaug remained involved with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico, even after his research took him to other parts of the globe, where he replicated the success he had had in Mexico, building his reputation as father of the "green revolution" in the 1960's.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

"So the fact that the UAE is pressuring RIM to essentially create a back door around its encryption, may actually threaten the reputation of BlackBerry as the most secure smartphone platform."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02