The new Conservative government in 1970 had different ideas and not surprisingly favoured a competing set of commercial stations.

Rather governments have favoured a policy of buying home-produced goods.

The government favoured married couples with at least one child as tenants to encourage an increase in the birth rate.

The government must not favour or discriminate against any religion.

Today, most national governments favour neutral taxation systems.

The government also favours consideration of whether players should be subject to mandatory release for all England age-group sides rather than just the senior team.

The government of President Ahmadinejad, who came to power in 2005, has favoured local firms over foreign companies in the energy and other sectors.

Instead, the British government has favoured more market-based incentives.

The Russian government naturally favoured the activities of the religion they had professed for many centuries.

We are afraid that your government will aggravate rather than favour the necessary choices.