1.  Even without across-the-board airplay, Louris believes his band is in a favorable position.

2.  Hrudey is in a favorable position because of his age and the fact he is entering the option year of a contract signed under terms of the old agreement.

3.  Israeli and Palestinian leaders are maneuvering for favorable position as Secretary of State Colin Powell prepares to give a speech on Monday outlining American policy in the Middle East.

4.  Karpov built up a favorable position early in the game, and after a number of exchanges had brought about an endgame, he was pressing to win.

5.  Physicists say Ulysses will remain in a favorable position over the sun for the collaborative studies through September.

6.  Rarely has such an untested national candidate arrived in Iowa, the starting point in the grueling presidential race, in such a theoretically favorable position as Bush.

7.  Slowly but surely, though, cable news channels are clamoring their way into more favorable positions on the dial.

8.  The deceptive camouflage is designed to enable the combatants to stake out favorable positions.

9.  The litigation claims that both Yzaguirre and Perlman advocated positions favorable to New Power.

10.  The spacecraft landed in such a favorable position that the maneuver was unnecessary.