enviable reputation

collocation in English

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enviable
adjective
uk
/ˈen.vi.ə.bəl/us
/ˈen.vi.ə.bəl/
If someone is in an enviable situation, you wish you were also in ...
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reputation
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/
the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour ...
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(Definition ofenviableandreputationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The qualifications it offers have anenviablereputationbuilt on high standards maintained over many years.
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His first contribution in his new role showed clearly why he has such anenviablereputation.
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Training and education are also important and the north-west has anenviablereputationfor the development of engineering skills.
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His devotion to the details of constituency life earned him anenviablereputation.
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Does he agree that the parliamentary boundary commissioners rightly enjoy anenviablereputationfor impartiality?
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This country has anenviablereputationfor scientific research.
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Over recent years, the yard has established anenviablereputation.
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Our armed forces have anenviablereputationthroughout the world for their professional delivery of operational military capability in a vast spectrum of roles.
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His company has anenviablereputationfor the treatment of its staff, both in employment and in retirement.
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It is their tripartite nature on which the tribunals'enviablereputationis founded.
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They are a loyal and dedicated staff, who have built up anenviablereputationthroughout the world.
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They have established anenviablereputationfor economic, uninterrupted service.
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I represent a constituency which has a veryenviablereputationin the matter of education.
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However, certainly that organisation has rapidly gained anenviablereputation.
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Here is a very fine industry embodying the highest standards of craftmanship and which has won anenviablereputationfor this country.
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It has established anenviablereputationof independence and effectiveness in that field.
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They have earned anenviablereputationthroughout the world for reliability.
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The fund has a deservedlyenviablereputationin the region.
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Those exceptional increases will cover the short-term needs of the sector, and will help our universities to build on theirenviablereputationfor international excellence.
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It had two petrol filling stations and was a small business with anenviablereputationfor fair dealing and service to customers.
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