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To that end, IHG intends to focus Crowne Plaza on young, aspiring travelers who it calls "strivers."

InterContinental Hotels to Overhaul Crowne Plaza Brand Kris Hudson 2011

On the heels of a $1 billion overhaul of its flagship Holiday Inn hotels, the U.K.-based hotel group now needs to shore up the hotels under its aging and unfocused Crowne Plaza brand in a bid to appeal to young, aspiring travelers the company calls "strivers."

Hotelier Gets Face-Lift to Draw Young Travelers Kris Hudson 2011

The researchers had developed a formula for using students 'background data to identify "strivers" -- those who had overcome adversity to an impressive extent -- and had fine-tuned the formula to a point where it showed the promise of producing larger black and Hispanic enrollments at selective colleges than were being obtained through race-conscious admissions, says Mr. Carnevale, now a senior fellow with the Education Sector, a think tank in Washington, D.C. Mr. Carnevale alleges that College Board officials put pressure on ETS to squelch the entire "striver" line of research, mainly because it added a new layer to the interpretation of SAT scores and they feared it would give federal courts reason to question colleges' need for race-conscious admissions policies.

Sound Politics: The Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives 2006

But increasingly, the "strivers" have found sanctuaries, while the old comprehensive high schools become dumping grounds for the lowest achievers.

Marc Epstein: Killing Me Softly: The Slow Steady Demise of New York's Great High Schools Marc Epstein 2010

But increasingly, the "strivers" have found sanctuaries, while the old comprehensive high schools become dumping grounds for the lowest achievers.

Marc Epstein: Killing Me Softly: The Slow Steady Demise of New York's Great High Schools Marc Epstein 2010

Such "strivers" are the heroes of the British economy, and a Conservative party should salute them by letting them keep every penny they earn.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

Such "strivers" are the heroes of the British economy, and a Conservative party should salute them by letting them keep every penny they earn.

The Tories should reward the strivers 2008

Such "strivers" are the heroes of the British economy, and a Conservative party should salute them by letting them keep every penny they earn.

The Tories should reward the strivers 2008

She says that in her experience, the black women who had abortions tended to be the "strivers," while the ones who had children out of wedlock instead were the less intelligent, less organized, and less ambitious

Levitt, you duplicitous son-of-a-gun Steve Sailer 2005

She says that in her experience, the black women who had abortions tended to be the "strivers," while the ones who had children out of wedlock instead were the less intelligent, less organized, and less ambitious

Archive 2005-09-25 Steve Sailer 2005