Yamaichi agreed to pay the S.E.C. $200,000 and the stock exchange $100,000 for, among other things, buying securities from a favored customer at inflated prices.

The president of Nippon Air oozed tact and satisfaction, like a maître d' leading a favored customer to the best table in the house.

"A Mr. Roland Thompson, who's a favored customer for a number of places."

The bigger story was that the corporation was giving favored customers discounts.

His price per kilogram wasn't unreasonable, and he never failed to strike a bargain with his favored customers.

If the manager saw that a favored customer had incurred an overdraft, they had the discretion to pay the overdraft for the customer.

Ms. Ahearne has a special cupboard, into which she invites favored customers.

As a result, the G.S.A. was unable to negotiate prices equal to those offered by Canon to its most favored commercial customers, the department said.

I understand he's one of her customers, a favored customer, yes.

The events at Vancouver help explain why Indy-car teams jockey to become favored customers of engine and chassis suppliers.