The Committee report did favor strengthening the private space launch industry, and increased international collaboration.

As it happened, the Imperial Household Agency, which runs the daily lives of the royal family, favored strengthening the imperial bloodlines with a bride outside the old aristocacy.

Clinton's administration also afforded no benefit to unionized labor and did not favor strengthening collective bargaining rights.

Bonn, for instance, favors strengthening the European Parliament, while France wants the authority of the Council of Ministers increased.

Several governments favor strengthening the Western European Union, a long-dormant nine-nation alliance.

President Bush has said he favors strengthening the Clean Air Act.

He is described by some diplomats as a man who sincerely favors strengthening the Bosnian state, which currently has the trappings of a government, like offices, a flag, and a currency, but little power.

He said that both Russian and American participants would "favor strengthening those programs," despite some frank discussion of their weaknesses.

Q. Would you favor strengthening the State Department of Liquor Control?

Since the opposition controlled the National Congress, Alessandri favored strengthening the executive power, which lacked political weight before the Congress (Parliamentary Era).