21.   He said his votes are part of a consistent stance, not just an effort to gain political favor among voters.

22.   His company wants to manufacture a new type of rubberized asphalt that is gaining favor for highway surfacing.

23.   Hopes to gain favor by keeping the hay away from unwed fillies.

24.   How crazy is the notion of cowboy accouterment suddenly gaining favor among the clothes-conscious?

25.   In that environment, smaller companies, whose earnings are less likely to be influenced by broad economic trends, have gained favor.

26.   Kevin Lindsay, president of the Lumber Association of California and Nevada and owner of Lindsay Lumber, said the products are indeed gaining favor in the industry.

27.   Kennedy has proposed using money from new tobacco taxes to finance medical research, an idea that seems to be gaining favor on Capitol Hill.

28.   Local Democrats and union leaders have put up fierce resistance, but these reforms seem to be gaining favor, especially outside New York.

29.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani tried to gain favor recently by offering to send New York police officers to the Dominican Republic.

30.   Mayoral candidate Clint Reilly said he supports stiff restrictions on chain stores in San Francisco, a stance that could help him gain the favor of neighborhood activists.