The phrase "a beacon of high" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that serves as a guiding light or inspiration, but it lacks clarity and completeness.
Example: "The organization has become a beacon of high standards in the industry."
Alternatives: "a beacon of excellence" or "a guiding light of quality".
The Grand Opera House (601-696-2200; www.msurileycenter.com) served as a beacon of high (opera) and popular (minstrel shows, vaudeville) culture when it operated from 1890 to 1927.
We may think nothing now of the kinds of image that shocked and outraged our predecessors – Manet's Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe, which so appalled his contemporaries with its bizarre party of dressed men and naked woman, is a beacon of high art to us.
The study, Lessons from London's Schools, examines how the capital's education system has gone from being considered a failure to a beacon of high achievement in little more than a decade.
What's missing in the description is the significance of this house: In its nearly 100-year life, it has been an important beacon of high culture and open-heartedness in Los Angeles and Hollywood history.
And by the time Mr. Marx left Amherst, it was being heralded as a beacon of change, offering a higher percentage of its student body financial aid than almost any other liberal arts college in America.
In short, last year's edition was an object lesson in reconciling the festival's multiple roles as a bastion of high art, a beacon of glamour, a media event and a vast marketplace — and needless to say, it is a tough act to follow.
Capitol Hill, which has earned a reputation as a beacon of lethargy and obstruction, kicks into high gear just weeks before legislators depart for their December vacation.
Yes, the federal bureaucracy is grinding away with breathtaking inefficiency, and the local government still seems at loose ends in coming up with a plan, but The Times-Picayune — long a journalistic also-ran that gained renewed stature in the '90s — has become a beacon of tough questions, vigorous reporting and high-quality, relentlessly local coverage.
Back in the day, the "Grease" actress was a beacon of cool, favoring slouchy, oversized sweaters, high-waisted denim and shiny, stretchy everything.
Critics argue that the church could have a higher profile as a beacon of charity and Episcopal belief.
Let's keep holding the torch high of our diverse nation as a beacon of progress to a hurting world.
