Senator Chafee has also consistently favored reform over the years.

The reforms seem likely to continue, even though voters have consistently favored moderating the program.

The Democrats blame both general economic decline and tax policies that, they assert, have consistently favored the wealthy at a cost to everyone else.

Locals consistently favor preservation of the land and culture over schemes that would promote tourism.

Government economic policies deviated little from 1954 to the late 1980s, consistently favoring a strong private-enterprise economy with a large role for foreign investment.

Mr. Wagner, often over the objections of his board, has consistently favored making both explicit information and birth control devices available to high school students.

Most of that comment has consistently favored a ban, largely because of engine emissions and noise.

As such, Mr. Ridenour consistently favored commercial development over environmental protection.

They came to the brink of violence out of frustration after local judicial authorities consistently favored the landowner.

Women have consistently favored the latter.