Sentence examples for beacon of some from inspiring English sources

The Vikings being such magnificent seafarers, it in inconceivable that they did not maintain a warning beacon of some sort on the small limestone outcrop.

Robert Stevenson, chief engineer of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) landed on the reef in 1804 and reported on the need for a beacon of some kind there.

He was a lone beacon of Zen, as some 700 partygoers swarmed his estate in East Hampton, N.Y., last Saturday for the annual Art of Life Benefit.

And it's true that in the early 19th century it was a beacon of liberty for some — mostly northern European whites.

F&C was the one beacon of hope for some decent returns and now they will be eroded by this additional charge.

The early news that the mannequins would have to be small because of the small stage gave the mistaken impression that everything would be in miniature; the centrepiece turns out to be a soaring beacon of stylised drapery some 15ft high.

While Colombia, the U.S.'s staunchest ally in the Hemisphere, is held out as some beacon of democracy in Latin America, the facts on the ground tell a very different story.

Of course, they'll wax eloquent about business owners (oh, I'm sorry, "job providers," as if to imply that an enterprise whose sole purpose is to generate profit is some beacon of altruism for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free).

Some declared that the proposed rebel parade was a beacon of hope for the beleaguered region.

Malala has become a beacon of light.

A small beacon of good sense.