Sentence:  `` In view of the current expansion , which promises to be substantial '' he said the odds appear to <WSD>favor</WSD> rising interest rates in coming months , but `` there is reason to believe the change will not be as abrupt as in 1958 nor as severe as in late 1959 and 1960 '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  promote over another