21.   Companies favor such mediation because it allows them to maintain current managers while seeking to reschedule their debt.

22.   Japanese companies long have favored males for jobs with advancement opportunities, saying women tend to leave to start families.

23.   New graduates face the brunt of unemployment in Japan, as companies usually favor suspending new hirings over lay-offs.

24.   Rolls-Royce PLC spokesman Peter Barnes-Wallis would not comment Tuesday about whether his company would favor one buyer over another.

25.   President Suleyman Demirel insisted Monday that Caspian Sea oil will be transported through Turkey, despite a report claiming that companies favored a cheaper and shorter route.

26.   The companies favor the use of detectors that sound an alarm only in a central monitoring location.

27.   Traditionally, companies have favored employees who follow the crowd.