1.   Apart from the economics of the situation, it was not a tactic that would win favor at the polls.

2.   Elmire tries to win a favor from Tartuffe by inflaming his lechery and trapping him in a compromising situation.

3.   He shook hands with me, with Clarisa and even with Janir in his carrier, which immediately won my favor.

4.   And if George W. Bush does become president, he could help his brother win favor by lavishing attention on this state.

5.   And Mubarak, battling a wave of attacks by Islamic militants, hopes to win favor with Western backers by helping to push the peace effort forward.

6.   Berisha has won Western favor by preaching nonviolence to aggrieved ethnic Albanians living under Serbian rule, and by limiting illegal Albanian migration to Italy and Germany.

7.   Bradley has been a moderate, and some of his ideas, especially on simplifying the tax code and lowering tax rates, have won favor with Republicans.

8.   A bold bet like that is not the fashion in conservative Peekskill, nor will it ever win favor with fiscal monitors.

9.   After years of wobbly stock performance that led to calls for his dismissal, Time Warner has won new favor on Wall Street.

10.   Bush took office after a disputed election, winning favor more for his personality than his policies.