Example sentences of "he [verb] in favour [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people would be given the opportunity to choose between a single-party or multiparty system , he added , although he argued in favour of the former : " Creating national unity is a fundamental task for our people . |
| 2 | If he rules in favour of the Agency , it stands to collect from employers additional NICs estimated at nearly £50m . |
| 3 | That issue he determined in favour of the councils , and he accordingly granted the final injunction requested by them . |
| 4 | He decided in favour of the defendant , Mr. Martin Glass , but granted leave to appeal . |
| 5 | He decided in favour of the former , but was careful to satisfy nationalistic sentiment in his prospectus by confirming that 15 of the 20 plates in each part ‘ will be devoted to the representation of British Birds , and five to those of the European continent . ’ |
| 6 | Further , the appellant complains that by ruling in the way that he did on the main issue , the assistant recorder effectively left before the jury evidence prejudicial to the appellant which was relevant to counts 1 and 6 only : had he ruled in favour of the appellant on the motion to quash then he would have had to consider the matter and ( by inference ) would have exercised his discretion to discharge the jury and order a new trial on the remaining counts . |