Initially his rule favored consolidation and economic development (e.g., by building the Inga-dam that had been planned in the 1950s).

Residents of The Colony went to the polls on August 8 and of the 1,266 votes that were cast in that election, 999 (78.9%) favored consolidation.

And stockholders favor consolidation because it tends to drive up stock prices.

Mr. Li's instincts favor consolidation and stability.

Of the 59 votes cast in Lakeview ISD, 49 (83.1%) favored consolidation.

Traditional broadcasters also favor consolidation.

The takeover will reshape the banking landscape in ways that could favor future consolidation beyond France.

But he emphasized that neither he nor the Plainedge school board favored consolidation.

That is the major reason for high property taxes, along with unfinanced policies from Trenton, which favors municipal consolidation.

But by connecting the two rival cities, it played into the hands of powerful Manhattanites who favored consolidation.