star system

Example Sentences

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London would be more suited to either a percentage or flat fee system, the authors suggested, as Britain "lacks a statutory national 'star' system for hotels present in France and Italy".

From BBC

It was the first time astronomers had seen an interstellar object pass through our solar system — meaning something that originated in another star system.

From Salon

The closest is approximately 1,000 light-years away in the Gamma Velorum star system, which is visible from the Southern Hemisphere.

From Scientific American

"The basic concept...is that all of the iron in all of our bodies, no matter who we are in the world, comes from the same star system and we are literally all made of the same stardust," Martin Green, chief creative officer of "UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK", told Reuters.

From Reuters

Each record also has Peel's "star system" of preferred plays, with three stars signifying it was probably played on air.

From BBC