Labor's leader, Amram Mitzna, who favors immediately returning to the negotiating table with the Palestinians, has pledged not to join a coalition government led by Mr. Sharon.

Indeed, one official said the President might favor returning refugees directly to Cuba before he would accept them into the United States.

Marino earlier in the season had intimated to associates that he probably would favor returning next season, once his neck was fully healed and his arm strength was unquestioned.

Mr. Gerson said he did not favor returning the donation to the Tisch Foundation, but he was not exactly sure what his next step would be.

Like many Republican governors, Mr. Pataki favors returning more control to local school districts.

Many may favor returning to Dron's plan.

It required the federal government to favor returning war veterans when hiring new employees in an attempt to recognize their service, sacrifice, and skills.

With those hopes all but dead, especially after Mr. Remes's departure, the government is now said to favor returning to a fixed exchange rate of 3 or 3.5 pesos to the dollar.

Ms. Cauble, a local school board member from Liberal, said she favored returning to what she considered a more traditional science curriculum drawn up by a committee of science experts.

THEY strongly favor returning the works to the countries they came from because they had been stolen.