Worn for decorative reasons, and sometimes to signify social standing, reputation, and the age of the wearer, Aleuts would pierce their lower lips with walrus ivory and wear beads or bones.

This is most likely due to their usefulness as pollinators and as producers of honey, their social nature, and their reputation for diligence.

Orwell's confusing approach to matters of social decorum — on the one hand expecting a working-class guest to dress for dinner, and on the other, slurping tea out of a saucer at the BBC canteen — helped stoke his reputation as an English eccentric.

All arenarii ( those who appeared in the arena ) were " infames by reputation ", a form of social dishonour which excluded them from most of the advantages and rights of citizenship.

Although knitting may have had a reputation as hobby one does alone, it is becoming more and more of a social activity.

Her reputation has been altered over the years according to changing social and political perspectives, especially after the Mexican Revolution, when she was portrayed in dramas, novels, and paintings as an evil or scheming temptress.

Press coverage of the incident fueled punk's reputation as a social menace.

Disraeli's old reputation as the " Tory democrat " and promoter of the welfare state fell away as historians showed he that Disraeli had few proposals for social legislation in 1874-80, and that the 1867 Reform Act did not reflect a vision Conservatism for the unenfranchised working man.

Sussex came to be identified with postwar social change and developed a reputation for radicalism.

He influenced Alexandrian poets searching for alternative styles and uses of language, such as Callimachus and Herodas, and his colourful reputation as an acerbic, social critic also made him a popular subject for verse, as in this epigram by Theocritus:

Gorky ’ s reputation as a unique literary voice from the bottom strata of society and as a fervent advocate of Russia's social, political, and cultural transformation grew.

The recent loss of Admiral William Henry Smyth, noticed as it was by the leading periodicals, will have recalled to many, not only the social character and amiable qualities of the compiler of this Work, but also his distinguished professional career and high reputation as an officer,

Kathryn asks her step-brother, Sebastian Valmont ( Phillippe ) to seduce Cecile ; he refuses as he is planning to seduce virgin Annette Hargrove ( Witherspoon )-a ' paradigm of chastity and virtue ' and spoil her social reputation.

Rockport has a longstanding reputation as an artists ' community, with notable artists and art institutions playing a significant role in the town's economic and social life.

Marlborough was ruthlessly ambitious, relentless in the pursuit of wealth, power and social advancement, earning him a reputation for avarice and miserliness.

Minstrels were a significant status symbol, hence refusing payment would be a great mark on the nobleman's reputation and a noticeable loss in his social standing.

It is during this period that Goldsmith's began to establish its reputation in the arts and social science fields, as well as offering a number of new teacher training qualifications.

It was there, especially at dinner parties and similar aristocratic social gatherings, that he acquired a reputation as a storyteller, developing witty and highly exaggerated accounts of his adventures in Russia.

During the Great Depression, Fortune developed a reputation for its social conscience, for Walker Evans and Margaret Bourke-White's color photographs, and for a team of writers including James Agee, Archibald MacLeish, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Alfred Kazin, hired specifically for their writing abilities.

Lady Montdore, unbeknown to Lord Montdore, takes advantage of her husband's reputation to forward her own career as a hostess and manipulator of her social circle.

To give a potlatch enhanced one's reputation and validated social rank, the rank and requisite potlatch being proportional, both for the host and for the recipients by the gifts exchanged.

His photos – from the European Gay Pride in London ( 1992 ) or the Love Parade in Berlin ( 1992 ) for example – appeared in magazines such as i-D, Spex, Interview, SZ-Magazin and Butt-Magazine, and have established his reputation as a prominent witness of a contemporary social movement.

After three years in the cavalry, during which time he became acquainted with fashionable social and mathematical circles, he moved to Paris and began building his reputation as a mathematician and literary wit.

Eventually earning law degree and doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Ambedkar gained a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigning by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for India's untouchables.

Hayek continued his research on monetary and capital theory, revising his theories of the relations between credit cycles and capital structure in Profits, Interest and Investment ( 1939 ) and The Pure Theory of Capital ( 1941 ), but his reputation as an economic theorist had by then fallen so much that those works were largely ignored, except for scathing critiques by Nicholas Kaldor.

Amid growing discontent with Thompson's leadership, particularly in the area of cleaning up Chicago's reputation as the capital of organized crime, he was defeated in 1931 by Democrat Anton Cermak.

These cases typically involving members of the aristocracy who had, as historian Richard Andrews notes, " rejected parental authority, disgraced the family reputation, manifested mental derangement, squandered capital or violated professional codes.

Produce continued to be the city's main source of income, and by 1950 the town had gained a reputation for being the " blackberry capital of the world ," with tons of berries being canned and shipped each year.

In 2010 after a survey, La Laguna was listed as the city with the best reputation in the Canary Islands and the third no provincial capital city of Spain with the best reputation, but behind Gijon and Marbella.

In 1817 Tieck visited England in order to collect materials for a work on Shakespeare ( unfortunately never finished ) and in 1819 he settled permanently in Dresden ; from 1825 on he was literary adviser to the Court Theatre, and his semi-public readings from the dramatic poets gave him a reputation which extended far beyond the Saxon capital.

It also has a growing reputation as the regional capital of arts and crafts, which culminates in the " Villvin-festival " during the summer holiday.

To promote nationalistic pride amongst Indonesian people, Sukarno interpreted these ideas in his dress, in his urban planning for the capital ( eventually Jakarta ), and in his socialist politics, though he did not extend his taste for modern art to pop music ; he had Koes Plus imprisoned for their allegedly decadent lyrics despite his reputation for womanising.

Therefore, reputation is one of the most valuable forms of " capital " of a company.

This framework provides " return in cooperation " and produces reputation capital.

Therefore, this reputation makes a reputational capital that becomes a strategic asset and advantage for that company.

Negros Occidental has produced a large number of athletes that have achieved success in both national and international circuits, the province is also well known for hosting national and international athletic events, which has given it a reputation as the Sports capital of the Philippines

Although he lost his capital in the trade depression of the late 1840s, John Bowring had gained a reputation in the Maesteg district as an enlightened employer.

In 794, because of the location's moist temperature and reputation as a breeding ground for disease, Kammu relocated his capital from Nagaoka to Heian, now known as Kyoto.

The bankruptcy was large, and the resulting lawsuits, notably by the SEC, threatened the partnership capital, life and reputation of the firm.

In particular, the PEC must be satisfied that the potential candidates are persons of integrity, good character and reputation ; and if they have not previously held certain key government offices or acted as chairman of the board of directors or CEO of a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act with a paid-up capital of at least $ 100 million, that they held a position of comparable seniority and responsibility in the public or private sector that has given them experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs.

One remedy used by internet carpooling schemes is reputation systems that flag problematic users and allow responsible users to build up trust capital, such systems greatly increase the value of the website for the user community.

Apart from being dubbed " the Viscount " upon his arrival in the Commons, in allusion to his landed gentry background, he also gained a reputation owing to his staunch opposition to abortion, contraception and genetic research, for his support of capital punishment and for his defence of Section 28, which made Local Authorities not allowed to " promote the teaching in any maintained-school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship ".

The Higher Paratrooper Command Academy used to be Russia's only military school training officers for the airborne forces, giving Ryazan the reputation as the " paratrooper capital ".

Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as " the launched coaster capital of the world ".

His family-run lumber mill in the village of Juniper, New Brunswick ran into financial difficulties in the late 1970s, but his impeccable reputation was such that his friend, but staunch Liberal Party supporter, Harrison McCain, organized an investment campaign that raised sufficient capital from businessmen to allow the mill to make a financial recovery.

Nyon-Noviodunum, which had already lost much of its prestige and reputation was as a regional capital, now separated from Geneva.