beacon status

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noun

British a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other

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Words nearby beacon status

beacon, beaconage, Beacon Hill, beacon school, Beaconsfield, beacon status, be a credit to, bead, bead and reel, beadblast, beaded

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How to use beacon status in a sentence

When the problem is already political, when the intolerable situation is the status quo?
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Defenders of the status quo claim the old rules protect consumers.
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But when she called back, Brinsley was determined to tall her about his minted screenwriter status.
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Nothing,” Klein notes, “was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.
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In a country where talk is “cheap” and opinions are “a dime a dozen,” we give the facts special privileges and special status.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And his status is determined rather by his relation to the family than by his relation to the service.
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The unusual political status of a city, completely independent of county jurisdiction, was originated at this time also.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
In Roman times it received the dignity of a municipium—implying municipal status and Roman citizenship for its free inhabitants.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
She had no civil status, but when she married Jules Desmarets her name, Clemence, and her age were publicly announced.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Those who follow her beacon faithfully will gradually rise to the solutions of the greatest problems.
Urania|Camille Flammarion