1.   German negotiators denied that economic circumstances had favored their companies and given them an export advantage.

2.   Nationalist politics often favor local companies over outside media giants, skewing competition for new licenses.

3.   Analysts favor companies that own apartments in California.

4.   Analysts also favor companies that own apartments in California, where occupancy rates are among the highest in the U.S.

5.   And UPS believes shippers will favor companies that handle packages from pickup to delivery.

6.   Anne Luzzatto, the Commerce Department spokeswoman, said there is no correlation between the advisory posts and administration decisions that might favor the companies.

7.   And, he said, debt-rating agencies tend to favor larger companies with better ratings.

8.   At the heart of the dispute is whether Mexican and U.S. state laws, which favor local companies, are superseded by international regulations under NAFTA.

9.   Bazin de Jessey said he favors oil companies Elf Aquitaine SA and Total SA.

10.   Bilateral aid will favor companies from those countries that are donating.