So Ken Lay held on to his public reputation as a good guy.

However, in order to win the Church's backing, he'd had to set up a public reputation as being purer than pure.

This is not a committee from which to build a public reputation.

Like the celebrities they influence, each baby consultant has a public reputation.

He would sacrifice many things for a friend, but not his public reputation.

For the public reputation of the artist, I'm not so sure.

Notice how central is his concern for public reputation.

Bridge players' public reputations depend largely, but not entirely, on their performance at the table.

The confrontation received wide media attention, damaging Romney's public reputation.

This was shown most prominently when their public reputation was at risk.