Word: favor
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Judge Henry J. Friendly of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals announced the bench's decision in favor of the appellee at the conclusion of more than two hours of oral argumentation. Joining Judge Friendly on the bench in the 67th year of the competition were Judge Patricia M. Wald of the District of Columbia Circuit and Judge Nathaniel M. Jones of the 6th Circuit Court...
...faculty would probably favor race-conscious selection if it only applied to students competing for the Review staff through the submission of notes, Vagts said...
...rent board acts this week, the city council could reconsider its policy statement in favor of granting the removal permits at next week's meeting; if the rent board members don't act, or if they deny the application for permits, then the chances that the council will actually amend the ordinance to include exempting for the two buildings will improve dramatically. And once that momentum is established, it might carry over into other votes on other housing issues...
...much weight should be given to these Saudi statements is problematic. The Saudis have no diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R. and have often denounced Communism as "godless." They may merely be trying to win a consensus in favor of the Fahd plan from pro-Soviet states at an Arab summit scheduled to convene in Fez, Morocco, on Nov. 25. Says one European diplomat in Beirut: "The Saudis want Syrian and, if possible, Libyan support, and they want Washington to realize that America is not running the only game in town. So even though they still fear the Soviets, they find...
Unions have lost support even among workers. Polls show that one-fifth of families in which one or more members belong to unions disapprove of unions, and 27% of union-household members said that no one should be permitted to strike. Only 55% of the American people favor unions, down from 66% in 1967 and 76% in 1957. Perhaps the last major public employee strike that enjoyed any measure of public sympathy was the walkout by postal workers...