Sentence examples for beacon rather than from inspiring English sources

Seeger lived in Beacon longer than just about anyone, but his political leanings and the adoration of hipster parents meant that he was often associated with "new" Beacon rather than the more authentic "old" Beacon).

Douglas' words were taken as an inspirational beacon, rather than becoming enshrined in practical law.

And hey, it would be nice to host the COP17 meeting at the end of 2011 and be seen as a beacon of progress rather than an irredeemable smokestack country.

And it takes place on the edge of the Brecon Beacons national park, rather than on a farm in Somerset.

The building will "really show that social housing projects with a mixed-use program can become beacons in communities rather than projects that are tolerated".

In addition, flight times have shortened since planes can now fly directly to a destination rather than from beacon to beacon.

Moreover, the use of small robotic probes with widely distributed beacons in individual systems, rather than a small number of powerful, centralized beacons, would provide a security advantage to the civilization using them.

The goal has been to reimagine that waterfront according to the expressed needs of Beacon's diverse residents, rather than the necessities of the market, to extend the community's reach all the way to the water instead of denying access with high-end properties.

Rather than a beacon, we have become a bludgeon, a bully, a robber baron.

The West, as it was once proudly called, has come to seem more and more like an island rather than a beacon.

And in southern Helmand the collapse of security forces in rural districts has left the capital, Lashkar Gah, looking increasingly like an isolated outpost of government control, rather than a beacon of security.