A guiding principle.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : He guided us through the forest.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : an investment guide. ,a sewing-machine guide.    From Dictionary.com. 

She had always been what he called his guiding star.    From Wordnik.com.  [Country Neighbors] Reference

Joe was enormously helpful in guiding those discussions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jules Witcover: Obama's Sidekick Joe Biden: Understanding The Vice President] Reference

Jon has been so instrumental in guiding me through this TV production.    From Wordnik.com.  [» Westcoast Adventures Strocel.com] Reference

As a romance writer, I found this book to be useful in guiding me to research online.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naughty Paris] Reference

Commonsense goes much further in guiding a person than that which some think is education.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The William F. Buckley Clause of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780] Reference

Especially the joy in guiding their first book toward publication, finally seeing it in print.    From Wordnik.com.  [michael koehler | tangletown & beyond « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference

I took pleasure in guiding her, in lavishing my counsels upon her, and in watching her progress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun] Reference

Words cannot express how much I appreciate your wisdom and tenacity in guiding us to return home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free Range Housewife] Reference

So Travolta will still say "cream," for example, but the word guiding sing-a-longers will read "scream.".    From Wordnik.com.  ['Grease' is the word ... unless it's dirty] Reference

Averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 assists, five rebounds and 4.2 steals in guiding team to consecutive 5A crowns.    From Wordnik.com.  [2000 girls hoops honorable mention] Reference

Members take pride in guiding visitors around their parks, expanding choices to ride outside of your area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reasons to Join Your local Horse Council | myFiveBest] Reference

The help of Canadians in guiding our efforts to please Canadian customers has been and is invaluable to us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Problems of a U.S.-owned Subsidiary Operating in Canada] Reference

In addition, Mr. Mathrani has lengthy experience managing retail property, but not in guiding a big mall owner.    From Wordnik.com.  [General Growth Looks at Vornado Officer as Next CEO] Reference

They are generally used as directives to department heads and in guiding laws which all too often have vague wording.    From Wordnik.com.  [The F-Team] Reference

"He became very instrumental in guiding us to really be the first department store chain to globally recognize this category.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Pangea Organic's line of natural skin-care products is growing] Reference

But my opponent's accusations nagged at me, and I knew that my answer didn't address the role my faith has in guiding my values.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politicians need not abandon religion] Reference

At CMS, Mr. Berger devised a program that was loose and informal; teachers were called "guiding artists," students were "participants.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Preserving an Upstate Jazz Incubator] Reference

Thanks, Richard, for publishing these statistics but they have no value whatsoever in guiding the stranger in deciding where to settle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest survey shows safest states in Mexico] Reference

James Webb was not an engineer and his success in guiding the agency as it met what has been it's most significant challenge is legendary.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Force Is Strong With This One - NASA Watch] Reference

I like doing research, enjoy the idea of guiding students on an individual level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Me? I'm waiting.] Reference

Maybe it was Rachel’s mother’s slow death from cancer as the main guiding arch of the novel.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book Becomes a Comma Like That « So Many Books] Reference

Strayhorn used his classical background in guiding Horne’s singing technique toward improvement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lena Horne: Ed Bradley’s Fave Interview «] Reference

BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Heidi, the White House tells us he's going to lay out what he's calling guiding principles.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2008] Reference

The name Venza means "crossing-over," and the notion of guiding clients to their intended results is a central theme throughout.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference

I'm "guiding" my SFBabe poll this week toward Uhura.    From Wordnik.com.  [POLL RESULTS: Star Wars DVD Changes] Reference

I am in the position of "guiding" the gifts this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [All She Wants for Christmas] Reference

So I now see you as a kind of guiding mascot, being my first comment-or.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Scary Place] Reference

As for "guiding" someone along the questions, you are getting into a gray area in the law.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Good Gun Salesman is Hard To Find] Reference

I think the previous band prac was kinda rewarding, with yap sitting next to me sorta 'guiding' me.    From Wordnik.com.  [yanxious Diary Entry] Reference

You are "guiding" rather than training the animal and your most important function is to discourage bad habits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Harrison: The Life of a Sportsman and the Lives of his Dogs] Reference

Meanwhile, I wonder how many parents cross the line I did -- the one between "guiding" and actually doing their child's work for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Into College, Whatever It Takes] Reference