polar star
Example Sentences
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"But we have 20% as our polar star," he said, adding he aimed to book margin improvements every year, so ideally reaching the 20% target by 2029-2030 "if we do the right things".
From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023
"Instead of striving for the survival of his creature, he seems to have no other polar star than himself," Romano said.
From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2012
"He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it," wrote Confucius 2,500 years ago.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2012
"Its methods, its tactics, its maneuvers may change, but the polar star of its policy -- world domination -- is a fixed star."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a pillar of light to revolving thought—the polar star that points to duty, secures merit and leads to victory.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
