5 sentences with 'guiding'
Example sentences and phrases with the word guiding and other words derived from it.
• « While Europeans tended to justify their conquests by citing a "civilising mission" that would bring the guiding lights of Christianity and Western civilisation to supposedly ignored regions, there was another factor at play that provided a much more tangible excuse for conquest: rivalry between European states. »
• « The main point of Expressionism was to show the inner life of the artist through abstract, often disturbing images. The guiding concept was not to represent things "as they are", but to reflect the disturbing realities of the artist's mind and spirit. »
• « Instead of a rational political order, there was a kind of guiding principle that one Nazi party member described as 'working for the Führer': trying to determine the 'spirit' of Nazism and abiding by it rather than following specific rules or laws. The one unshakeable basic principle was the personal supremacy of the Führer, which was supposed to embody Nazism itself. »
• « Dorje asked Jigme, a 24-year-old student, to take charge of guiding the monk through the rough terrain. »
• « Republicanism also served as a social philosophy guiding the conduct of patriots in their struggle against the British Empire. It demanded adherence to a code of virtue, placing the public good and community above narrow self-interest. »