Candidates seen as near-certain winners have an easier time raising money, because donors want to secure favor with a winner.
The two contractors, in turn, have donated to Shelby's campaign committees, hoping ostensibly to secure favor or at least an audience with the Alabama Republican.
This has led to a natural suspicion among some analysts, financiers and politicians that special pleaders may be on the scene in these smoke-free rooms, securing special favors.
If the sincerity filter is now both narrow and profoundly discerning, a company would be well served to digest a willingness to go unnoticed, securing the favor of the modest audience for which it is truly designed.
In St . Louis the bosses again tried to secure political favors in exchange for their support; with little need to deal, Hanna, backed by McKinley via telephone from Canton, refused.
Yet, Sony Music officials said that as more devices emerge, they would support other secure formats favored by the various manufacturers, potentially creating confusion for consumers and online retailers.
For example, a 12th-century tale describes a man using a fox's hoshi no tama to secure a favor: "Confound you!" snapped the fox.
The movement has renewed its standing in the Arab world, secured international favor further afield and succeeded in scuttling indirect Israeli-Syrian talks and direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
Despite the high percentage of people who appear to be in support of the plan, which, as phrased, is a lot like the common definition of offering amnesty to illegal immigrants, 81percentt of respondents also said that they'd favor securing the southern border with Mexico by increasing the presence of U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement officials.
Mr. Murtha led all House members this year, securing $162 million in district favors, according to the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense.
