Mrs. Clinton said she favored setting high standards, and assured her that the extra work would pay off.

In the case of Social Security, the President and the Republicans favor setting aside much of the budget surplus over the next 15 years to strengthen the retirement system.

Going even further, Professor Borjas favors setting the threshold so that the number of immigrants entering the United States falls from about 900,000 to about 500,000 a year.

Still, tradition favored setting sail with Durga tide.

Mr. Gorbachev answered "yes" when asked if he favored setting fixed terms in office for top Communist officials, including himself.

He responded with "Never did," and said he favors setting a time limit on the campaign.

As of 2006, opinion on what the U.S. should do in Iraq is split, with a slight majority generally favoring setting a timetable for withdrawal, but against withdrawing immediately.

A clear majority - 58 percent - favored setting time limits, and an additional 9 percent wanted all financing blocked.

McNair would likely say that I favored setting a fire to burn out vermin, even though the fire risked eliminating the whole forest.

But he said he did not favor setting a specific figure at which pollution controls would be required.