21.   For example, Bezuidenhout said, when a provincial government was letting a contract for its banking it favored companies that had developed affirmative action programs.

22.   For growth funds, which favor companies with rapidly growing earnings, Janus Venture was chosen for the small end of the market and Gabelli Growth for midsize companies.

23.   Fund managers who favor smaller companies argue that they have the potential to grow faster than large companies.

24.   Further supporting blue chips are foreign investors, mainly Europeans, who tend to favor companies they know in American stock markets, Kugel added.

25.   Glendale stock fell Friday on the prospect that the Supreme Court might reject the appeals court ruling that favored the company.

26.   He favored companies that have proven their ability to compete in the global economy, such as Sony Corp.

27.   He favors companies like the German automaker Porsche.

28.   Hodges also has made a series of rulings on damages in the case, largely favoring the companies.

29.   In addition, it favors companies that set reasonable prices.

30.   In recent weeks, several major companies have abandoned Ukraine, following government actions that diplomats and businessmen say favored companies in which Ukrainian officials hold personal stakes.