Renowned as being the " Father of Railways ", the Victorians considered him a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement, with self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praising his achievements.

Renowned for its coal and steel, Belgium has experienced strong industrial growth since the Middle Ages.

Renowned local architect Henry Ives Cobb designed several buildings for the exposition.

Renowned for his distinctive Cockney accent, Caine has appeared in over one hundred films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actors.

Renowned for the success of its cooperative education programs, it now has the largest engineering school in Canada.

Renowned for coining the term " dinosaur ".

Renowned for his performance of Shakespeare's greatest roles: Hamlet, Richard III etc.

Renowned for its prosperity and beauty, it may have been the largest city in the world at the time.

Renowned throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for its spectacular display of spring wildflowers, Edgewood Park occupies of grasslands, chaparral, and wooded foothills between Highway 280 and the homes of Emerald Hills.

Renowned for its grand interior, some of the stained glass windows were designed by the 18th-century portraitist Sir Joshua Reynolds and contains works by Sir Jacob Epstein and El Greco.

Renowned for its healthful climate, the town earned the nickname of the English Riviera and favourable comparisons to Montpellier.

Renowned for the changes she wrought to the French and global music industry with her powerful and colourful performances, she is today still remembered by aficionados throughout the world.

Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring, Robinson is credited with being the originator of the modern sports " entourage ".

* Canterbury: Renowned for its cathedral.

Renowned for its vibrant colour and its ability to survive even perched on rocky, precarious cliffs, it has found an important place in New Zealand culture for its strength and beauty and is regarded as a chiefly tree ( rākau rangatira ) by Māori.

Renowned for its multi-storied houses-as mentioned by the Central Asian conqueror Babur-the city was part of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century.

The full modern English title for the work commonly known as Pantagruel is The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Very Renowned Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes, Son of the Great Giant Gargantua and in French, Les horribles et épouvantables faits et prouesses du très renommé Pantagruel Roi des Dipsodes, fils du Grand Géant Gargantua.

Renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan also lived in the town for several formative years while working for the Hartland Observer newspaper.

Both these limits are relaxed for Sports and Dealership licenses where a person of the " Renowned Shooters "- status is allowed a maximum of 5 arms and the dealer is allowed several arms as long as they are never armed or loaded and ammunition is kept safely locked.

Renowned for its postmodern complexity and opacity, Ashbery's work still proves controversial.

Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials.

Renowned within Judaism as a sage and scholar, he was the founder of the House of Hillel school for Tannaïm ( Sages of the Mishnah ) and the founder of a dynasty of Sages who stood at the head of the Jews living in the land of Israel until roughly the fifth century of the Common Era.

Renowned Capoeira Masters are often invited to teach abroad or even establish their own schools.

Renowned historian Ivan Kukuljević-Sakcinski claimed that the site was occupied by the Romans and was known under the name of Helicanum.

Renowned for repartee and for being an eloquent conversationalist, Morley gained the epitheton of being a " wit ".

Renowned scientist George Stow excavated a cave near Smithfield in 1877 and found tools from the Late Stone Age which he described in the book, " Native races of South Africa ".

Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee " carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema ".

Renowned Irish folk singer Christy Moore, in the title track of his Welcome to the Cabaret album, describes Tulsk as being like " hell ".

Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed " Speedy González ".

Renowned for his defensive technique, Jupp was known as " Young Stonewaller ".

Renowned Welsh historian Sir John Edward Lloyd wrote that Rauran " comes from Saxton's map of Merionethshire ( 1578 ), which places ‘ Rarau uaure Hill ’ ( Yr Aran Fawr ) where Arenig should be ".

However, an abrupt change of character to one of placidity occurs in the text after a traumatic incident for the tribe.

The corporation was formed by the Reynolds Metal Co. and the Samuel A. and Henry A. Berger firm, a Philadelphia builder, for work in the project.

The Texans made themselves a comforting break on the opening kickoff when Denver's Al Carmichael was jarred loose from the ball when Dave Grayson, the speedy halfback, hit him and Guard Al Reynolds claimed it for Dallas.

The elite Legend status was bestowed on 12 members of the Hall of Fame in 1996: Ron Barassi, Haydn Bunton Senior, Roy Cazaly, John Coleman, Jack Dyer, Polly Farmer, Leigh Matthews, John Nicholls, Bob Pratt, Dick Reynolds, Bob Skilton and Ted Whitten ( see above list for further details ).

LaPread left in 1986 and moved to New Zealand, and Reynolds departed for Earth, Wind and Fire in 1987, which prompted trumpeter William " WAK " King to take over primary guitar duties for live performances.

Having worked with many Hollywood stars, Cronenberg says that he did not get to make a film with an actor he wanted to work with for a long time, Burt Reynolds.

Since 1974 with the publication of Elizabeth A. R. Brown's The Tyranny of a Construct, and Susan Reynolds ' Fiefs and Vassals ( 1994 ), there has been ongoing inconclusive discussion among medieval historians as to whether feudalism is a useful construct for understanding medieval society.

It was as the last character in Love for Love that Sir Joshua Reynolds painted his best portrait of her.

Reynolds was also responsible for The Mysteries of London which has been accorded an important place in the development of the urban as a particularly Victorian Gothic setting, an area within which interesting links can be made with established readings of the work of Dickens and others.

They traded Floyd Bannister to Seattle for shortstop Craig Reynolds and acquired catcher Alan Ashby from Toronto for pitcher Mark Lemongello.

Jeremiah Reynolds also delivered lectures on the " Hollow Earth " and argued for an expedition.

But science fiction writers have a fairly good track record in predicting future technologies — for example geosynchronous communications satellites ( Arthur C. Clarke ) and many aspects of computer technology ( Mack Reynolds ).

Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios is responsible for exporting sugar.

This niceness actually backfired for Reynolds: prior to accepting the lead in W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings ( 1975 ), directed by John G. Avildsen, Reynolds asked Lemmon, who Avildsen had directed in Save the Tiger ( 1973 ) for advice about Avildsen as a director.

Reynolds ' annotated copy was lost for nearly two hundred years when it appeared in a Cambridge bookshop, inscribed with the signature ‘ J.

Although apprenticed to Hudson for four years, Reynolds only remained with him until the summer of 1743.

Having left Hudson, Reynolds worked for some time as a portrait-painter in Plymouth Dock ( now Devonport ).

Apart from a brief interlude in 1770, Marchi was to remain in Reynolds ' employment as a studio assistant for the rest of the artist's career.

Following his arrival in England in October 1752, Reynolds spent three months in Devon, before establishing himself in London, where he would remain for the rest of his life.

By 1761 Reynolds could command a fee of 80 guineas for a full-length portrait ; in 1764 he was paid 100 guineas for a portrait of Lord Burghersh.