This is not what you call aspirational behavior by a main character.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Bonifer: McChrystal Method] Reference

In Baghdad, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States and Iraq have agreed to what she called aspirational timetables.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

The APEC Leaders agreed towork to achieve a common understanding on a long-term aspirational global emissions reduction goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech at the Major Economies Meeting] Reference

The APEC Leaders agreed to work to achieve a common understanding on a long-term aspirational global emissions reduction goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech: High-Level Event on Climate Change] Reference

As part of this decision, Australia will set a long term aspirational goal for reducing national greenhouse gas emissions in 2008.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech at the Major Economies Meeting] Reference

"At the JPM Healthcare Conference, management seemed more confident than ever about their long-term aspirational sales target," said the broker.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference

At the JP Morgan healthcare conference, management seemed more confident than ever about their long-term aspirational sales target (mid-teens growth from 2009-2015).    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Jersey Shore-style programming with another "aspirational" - type show.    From Wordnik.com.  [reality blurred] Reference

Even the Joe the Plumbers are explained away as "aspirational"--i.e. they don't want to raise taxes on the upper end taxpayers because they hope to be one someday.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut."] Reference

It is understood that the so-called aspirational target has been reduced from four minutes per call.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

Does that imply that a lot of these are these so-called aspirational types and they're getting light sentences as a result?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2006] Reference

All of them -- from Villaraigosa to the Asian American precinct captain -- were responding to what might be called aspirational politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Chang: Why Latinos and Asian Americans Went for Hillary] Reference

The former, known as aspirational shoppers, were among the first to cut back on luxury purchases when they felt pinched by the weak economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saks Results to Show Rich Skimp, Too] Reference

But he does represent what could be called aspirational China: the desire among many here to grasp personal opportunities unique in Chinese history.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Chinese, Olympics Cap a Long March Up] Reference

While high-end shoppers are continuing to spend, retailers say, some middle-class consumers and so-called aspirational shoppers are cutting back on luxuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tiffany Posts Sparkling Sales Figures] Reference

Economic jitters may also be dragging on so-called aspirational consumers, who often spend at levels above their income brackets, expecting the good times to last.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glum Consumer] Reference

But sales have declined at some high-end chains such as Neiman Marcus Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. as so-called aspirational shoppers have cut back on buying luxury goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Spending Up Mere 0.1%,] Reference

Croxteth Park, by all accounts, is an "aspirational" suburb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guns] Reference

Mr. DeLucie intended the book to be "aspirational," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waverly Inn Chef John DeLucie, Macin' and Cheesin' in Full Book-Tour Mode] Reference

The fact that von Ziegesar said her books were "aspirational"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [One makes sense, the other doesn't.] Reference

But he said demand for "aspirational" luxury goods isn't as strong.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retailers May Get a Boost] Reference

They think they can't look "aspirational" if their products are bargains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Val Brown: Duane Reade Rebrands. New Yorkers Rejoice.] Reference

It will be "aspirational" only and conditioned on achieving demonstrable security gains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consensus May Be Nearing on Iraq Pullout] Reference

Lower-priced items aimed at the "aspirational" or "occasional" shopper didn't sell as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Neiman Marcus Sees Bleak Holiday] Reference

A federal counterterrorism official described the scheme as more "aspirational" than operational.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terrorism: From Al Qaeda--Plots and Promos] Reference

Does it revolve around an "aspirational," if quirky, lead character with a moral and ethical center?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bonnie Hammer’s Hit Factory] Reference

The fact is these cities have high per-capita income and higher land prices then the "aspirational" cities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euro-America, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

The council is adamant that an "aspirational" scheme is only possible with a critical mass of 750 demolitions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Housing schemes grind to a halt as funds dry up] Reference

The "aspirational" consumers who stretched to buy luxury brands continue to trade down or buy fewer pricey pieces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Designers Show Off Less-Expensive Clothing] Reference

There's something about the idea of the iPod or digital camera as being "aspirational" that really makes my skin crawl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Advisor: Was it cruel to let poor kids in India play with my iPod? Boing Boing] Reference

Coach's full-priced stores, by contrast, appeal to so-called "aspirational" shoppers who want to buy affordable luxury goods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coach Profit Is Up] Reference

I think maybe it's unfortunate that they're called models, because it suggests that they are some kind of aspirational ideal.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009] Reference

I think maybe it's unfortunate that they're called "models," because it suggests that they are some kind of aspirational ideal.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009] Reference

Like the New Democrats in the US, New Labour was fundamentally about a compromise with the "aspirational" suburban middle classes.    From Wordnik.com.  [LabourList: Out of Date, Out of Touch: British Politics in Turmoil] Reference

The move appeared "aspirational" on Tehran's part, as Iran is already having difficulties filling existing export pipelines with gas, said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iran Sets Turkish Pipeline Project] Reference

These cheaper items, known as "aspirational" products, are meant to ensnare borderline luxury consumers aiming for a higher social status.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gucci Unpacks 'La Dolce Vita'] Reference

"This wasn't merely an 'aspirational' plot with no chance of success," Holder told reporters at the Justice Department.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Prospect Articles] Reference

So unusually yes, we think we are a long way on a highly probable outcome towards meeting those kind of aspirational targets.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference