Word: regent
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With 30,000 outlets around the world, Tricon dwarfs Heinecke's Minor Group. Heinecke has never been afraid, however, to rumble with heavyweights. In 1998 he rallied Thai shareholders in the Regent Bangkok hotel to resist a takeover attempt by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs. Goldman was only able to increase its stake from 34% to 40%, while the remainder stayed with Heinecke and his Thai allies. He believes he will eventually gain majority control...
...also served as regent, president and master of the American College of Physicians, in addition to being a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences...
...spokesperson for Ward Connerly, the California regent who led the push for race-blind admissions, said the results prove that affirmative action isn't necessary...
...Regent William T. Bagley, who led the effort to maintain affirmative action measures, said that a more dramatic drop is evident when the admissions rates of black students are examined alone...