51.   The administration can further argue that Japanese rules favor domestic companies, which is a clear violation of WTO standards.

52.   The consequences of low audience numbers can be significant because a smaller Web site may be overlooked by national advertisers, and Wall Street favors larger companies.

53.   The companies say the system stifles competition by unfairly favoring companies with a track record of exporting rice to three European countries.

54.   The emphasis on earnings does not favor biotechnology companies, which typically incur many years of losses before a product reaches the market and they start generating any revenues.

55.   The Domini fund family of New York favors companies that have good relations with unions, generous retirement benefits and strong pollution-prevention programs.

56.   The House also debated whether to counteract a controversial Senate measure favoring mining companies.

57.   The idea was that officials would favor the company if they realized that the family had a stake in it.

58.   The high-stress environment of deflation could favor large companies, he added.

59.   The only federal appeals court case favors insurance companies denying coverage.

60.   The new environment favors companies with much less sizzle, to be sure.