From the outset, their focus was devoted to their own departments — and their own political reputations. (theguardian.com)
Clegg, whose political reputation never recovered from his party's support for a rise in higher education tuition fees in contradiction to a Lib Dem manifesto pledge before the general election, said: «This is a breach that is entirely of their own making. (theguardian.com)
Switzerland's political reputation as a global mediator may be well earned, but when it comes to the nation's gold mine of artists, a kind of creative isolationism is still in effect — rarely do they exhibit outside of Europe. (swissinstitute.net)