Example sentences of "[prep] favour of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pope John , it is said , ‘ had not envisaged the possibility of rejection and expected a rapid and painless vote in favour of projects that he had read through and welcomed with full approval ’ ( Ratzinger Report , 1985 , p. 41 ) . |
| 2 | Who , after all , is in favour of conflict for its own sake ? |
| 3 | In an effort to pep up an attack , Wilkinson took off Rod Wallace in favour of youngster Noel Whelan . |
| 4 | Can you clarify Labour party policy by saying whether Labour is in favour of Bolshevism or against it ? |
| 5 | NO MATTER what way you look at it , you got ta be in favour of homosexuality . |
| 6 | In February Mr Justice Saville had ruled in favour of Lloyd 's who had claimed £2.1 million plus $4.5million and 22,000 Swiss francs from Mr Cameron-Webb . |
| 7 | There , in order not to disturb his convalescent father , Wolfgang abandoned practice in favour of composition , and his earliest symphonies were probably written there . |
| 8 | It was certainly not so simple an issue as supposed by the old ideologues on either side — the neo-mercantilists in favour of protection and the neo-classical liberals in favour of open , free trade . |
| 9 | ‘ Positive discrimination ’ in favour of boys was operated in that context for many years , yet such ‘ discrimination ’ in favour of girls — such as by providing them with extra help in their mathematics , or the opportunity to make up lost ground in CDT — is generally frowned upon . |
| 10 | Kant is in favour of consideration towards animals , not just because of the salutary effects upon human beings but because cruelty calls forth the sympathy of humane people . |
| 11 | People who share my views can , and often do , describe themselves as being in favour of Animal Liberation . |
| 12 | Through the TGWU , Ernest Bevin became the leading figure at the Labour Party Conference , using his influence increasingly against the Communists and the Left and in favour of rearmament against Germany . |
| 13 | Thank you very much Councillor Councillor I understand you have waived your right to speak to the nomination in favour of Councillor . |
| 14 | All those in favour of Councillor please show . |
| 15 | Accepting only one of the UDHK 'S 20 proposed candidates , he named principally those in favour of stability rather than faster democratization ; however , none of his appointees were backed by China . |
| 16 | Party loyalty has weakened in favour of PAC support in the the choice of candidate and who can run for office is limited by the need for PAC support , which is mainly given to incumbents . |
| 17 | It probably worked out 60–40 in favour of black and white . |
| 18 | They did this by tipping the scales in favour of antibody production — identifying and removing those cells known to suppress antibody production . |
| 19 | Respondents from medium-sized and larger practices were more evenly divided on the issue , but nevertheless registered majorities in favour of capping . |
| 20 | The catalyst for the leadership contest was Keating 's revelation on May 30 that Hawke had made a secret promise in November 1988 to resign as Prime Minister in favour of Keating after the 1990 election . |
| 21 | It is biased in favour of misbehaviour and treats the bad-boys of Scottish football with the indulgence they richly deserve . |
| 22 | Iran 's Prime Minister Moussavi was pressing for the dollar to be discarded as the unit of account for pricing oil , in favour of indexation to a basket of stronger currencies . |
| 23 | With reference to Mr Macleod 's comments concerning equal access to education and other services , it is on record that there is positive discrimination in favour of blacks when applying for university places . |
| 24 | The Judge found in favour of Sergt. Kerr … but for the plaintiff against P. C. Neame for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment , assessing the damages at £100 with costs … it was alleged the plaintiff was struck by both police officers and severely handled in the street and in the Bridewell , with the result that he received an injury to his right eye which necessitated its removal in hospital … |
| 25 | That decision found in favour of St. Bartholomew 's and against British Rail , and has thrown some of British Rail 's funding calculations into a degree of confusion . |
| 26 | And a radical new tube map , doing away with scale and accurate location in favour of clarity and now one of the most familiar designs in modern Britain , was introduced in 1933 . |
| 27 | A year later , he resolved his uncertainty in favour of Washington . |
| 28 | The new policy will drop , for the first time since its introduction in the early Eighties , a presumption in favour of house-building at the expense of other conservation considerations . |
| 29 | Only hours after Baker left Jordan on July 21 the House condemned the peace efforts for excluding the PLO and for being biased in favour of Israel . |
| 30 | He came on after 51 minutes to replace the injured Francis , then was hauled off 11 minutes from the end in favour of Nigel Pearson . |