Example sentences of "in favour [prep] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Labour Party is in favour of that element of the " Westminster Model " that has to do with single-party government grounded in secure majorities in the House of Commons and it is , in consequence , opposed to proportional representation . |
| 2 | Can I ask us to move the amendment erm in one A those in favour of that part of the amendment please show one A. |
| 3 | Pyramid is not exactly famous for its Intel work nor , we are told , does its work on DM/SVR4 indicate any shift in favour of that platform by the company . |
| 4 | Evidence in favour of this interpretation of the phrase ‘ the physical environment ’ is found in DoE Circular 55/77 ( now withdrawn ) which made it clear that a statement of pollution policy could appropriately form part of a structure plan , albeit necessarily of a general nature since they are policies stated by an authority ( county council ) responsible neither for air pollution control nor for most development control . |
| 5 | They argued in favour of this possibility on the following grounds : ( 1 ) cuckoos ‘ regularly parasitized three other corvid species in the Guadix area , whereas the magpie was the only commonly parasitized species in nearby areas of ancient sympatry , although all corvid species bred in both areas of recent and of ancient sympatry ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ We have been in favour of this objective since 1962 , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ I am carrying a load of wiring and electronic equipment so I knew they would be interested in it , but I am completely in favour of this type of search . ’ |
| 8 | One minor piece of evidence in favour of this view of quasars is that the light from them , despite the enormous redshift , is typically bluish : the effect of the red-shift is to bring high-frequency forms of radiation into the visible spectrum . |
| 9 | God had long been banished in favour of any number of petty little sects , clinging to tattered bits of faith ; they could be tolerated , since they formed no collective alternative to the consumer society on which organized science depended so heavily . |
| 10 | City sources believe that the Bank of England 's task force will come down in favour of any alternative to Taurus that is cheap and simple . |
| 11 | On May 20th the police are alleged to have shot dead two people , both veterans of the country 's long civil war , who had been demonstrating in favour of more money for the wounded . |
| 12 | Since 1979 the balance has moved steadily against tax cutting in favour of more spending on education and the NHS . |
| 13 | ‘ Rebel Cork 's ’ citizens , however , are by no means united in favour of more industry in their beautiful county . |
| 14 | They considered that there is ‘ nothing in international law to prevent two or more States from effectively creating a right in favour of another State by treaty ’ . |
| 15 | This was not just an old man 's hatred of change ; the sonnet Steamboats , Viaducts , and Railways ( 1833 ) is surprisingly in favour of these evidences of man 's ability , and concludes : |
| 16 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 17 | Many of its leading members have spoken in favour of some measure of electoral reform . |
| 18 | But this would almost certainly have meant abandoning voluntarism in favour of some form of formal constitution demanding a greater commitment from users . |
| 19 | Amongst two partner firms , in contrast , there was a clear majority in favour of some form of restriction , while amongst respondents from ‘ medium ’ and ‘ large ’ firms ( here defined broadly as firms with 3–10 and over 10 partners respectively ) nearly 80% answered the question negatively . |
| 20 | Within the Left however there were strong practical reasons in favour of some co-operation with others . |
| 21 | I am in favour of some incentive beyond that represented by depreciation , because new methods tend to encourage new ideas of production , which is so important . |
| 22 | There needs to be a two-thirds majority in favour in each house for the legislation to succeed . |