Word: favorable
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...often to tighten security at such an obvious target; for instance, to close the Capitol plaza to the public and install a wrought-iron fence around the building's 130-acre grounds, like the one that encircles the White House. But such measures have always been voted down in favor of maintaining the informality of access...
Hussein would like Hassan to name one of the king's sons crown prince. The two eldest, Abdullah and Feisal, are considered unqualified because their mother is British. The next son, Ali, was the favorite, but he has fallen out of favor because of his playboy lifestyle. Next come Hamzah and Hashem, the sons of Hussein's current wife, Lisa Halaby, known as Queen Noor, who comes from a Lebanese-American family. Lately, Hussein has been grooming Hamzah. The 18-year-old frequently accompanies his father to official functions, and he is being taught how to speak the slang...
...westerly wind patterns that El Nino fosters tend to shear off the tops of developing Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. Last year, for example, when El Nino was firmly in control, the Atlantic hurricane season was over almost before it began. La Nina, by contrast, partners with wind patterns that favor the formation of Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. The problem is that forecasters at the moment are looking at a mixed picture. While sea-surface temperatures in parts of the tropical Pacific have dropped precipitately, there are still substantial patches of warmth hanging around South America's Pacific coast. Once this warmth dissipates...
...disagreement is also between students who are living there temporarily for the summer, who tend to be in favor of meat, and those who live there all year, who mostly wish the co-op to remain vegetarian, Charbonneau said...
...tracking number, there are two proposals: a) Create a new code for everyone based on your date and location of birth and hire hundreds of bureaucrats to dish them out; and b) use your Social Security number. No prizes for guessing which one the feds are in favor...