31.   The administration favors the House version of the bill, which has less restrictive language.

32.   The administration favors this route because it would strengthen Turkey while pulling Azerbaijan and Georgia away from the Russian sphere of influence and toward the West.

33.   The allies also know that the Bush administration favors deeper cuts in the nuclear arms arsenal.

34.   The Bush administration favors such power plants.

35.   The Clinton administration favors a strictly limited system usable only against smaller states.

36.   The Clinton administration favors extending the benefit for only a year.

37.   The Clinton administration favors the Senate version, with certain conditions, and strongly opposes the House bill.

38.   The Brown administration favors a span that would be constructed on the southern side of the existing bridge.

39.   The dollar fell against the yen amid concern the U.S. administration may not favor a strong dollar, traders said.