Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Obviously a large number of our constituentsare in favor of the testing policy, and we don'twant to deny them an option they've already beenformally granted," Todd Flynn '88, chairman of thecommittee, told the CUE. "The legislation shouldbe altered to solve any inequities, not dissolvedcompletely...
...City Council passed several resolutions last night protesting the Cambridge Electric Light Company (CELCO)'s plan to restructure billing rates in favor of large institutions and businesses...
Barrett encouraged CELCO to embrace the "principle of continuity," and continue pressuring the Massachussetts DPU to reconsider the burden it would place on the "small person." The Council voted to encourage the company to examine the Attorney General's testimony before the DPU in favor of "shrinking base rates" to relieve smaller consumers...
...face it, none of the candidates is in favor of drugs. Assailing crack and coke is a little like supporting apple pie and motherhood -- except that voters rarely get passionate about apple pie. Usually in a campaign, such unanimity on an issue would make it about as important as the debate over the Law of the Sea Treaty. But not so with drugs, especially not last week in New York...
...relying on sophisticated equipment, which includes ultrasound to measure the "noise" of the joint, as well as devices that record muscle electrical activity and track jaw motion. Other practitioners believe much of the high-tech, high-cost gadgetry is unnecessary. No matter how the diagnosis is made, experts usually favor a conservative treatment regimen that includes a switch to a softer diet (no steak or chewy candy, for example); application of warm, moist heat; facial massages; and exercises to stretch tight muscles. Aspirin, muscle relaxants, tranquilizers and antidepressants may be prescribed. Counseling on stress management and relaxation techniques like biofeedback...