Word: beacons
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...this context, Faust shines like a beacon of hope. Perhaps her election will inspire more of us to set down the make-up bag and toe buffer—or whatever that horrifying-looking implement is—and find more productive ways to spend our time...
...been called the gift of life, and for the 5 million people in the U.S. who receive blood transfusions each year, it's a gift gratefully accepted. But what if banked blood, always a beacon of hope and health, may also do serious harm...
...congregants streamed into the mosque Friday night, a local volunteer named Adnan Pathan ambled through the crowd collecting alms. With the donation box under his arm, Pathan explained the significance of the center’s opening to local Muslims. “This mosque will be a beacon of hope for the Muslim community,” he said. “It will be a great, positive way for people to say, ‘Hey, listen, I’m a Muslim, and proud...
...tremendous roar, the flame bloomed over the windswept ocean and craggy gray rocks, competing for an instant with the Arctic summer's never-setting sun. The first flare-off of natural gas from the Snohvit (Snow White in Norwegian) gas field, some 90 miles (145 km) offshore, was a beacon of promise: After 25 years of false starts, planning and construction, the first Arctic industrial oil-and-gas operation outside of Alaska was up and running. Norway's state-owned petroleum firm Statoil could finally exploit once unreachable reserves, expected to deliver an estimated $1.4 billion worth of liquefied natural...
...Reville faces a full docket this fall, between the retirement of state education commissioner David P. Driscoll and the beginning of a 10-year plan to overhaul public education in Massachusetts. Still, Reville remain optimistic about the challenges balancing his duties at the GSE with his new position on Beacon Hill. “I’ll be teaching about what I do, since my courses concern policy and school reform,” wrote Reville. “I hope my experience will give students a special window on the policy process...