Example sentences of "[noun] in favour [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At home the action that has drawn most attention in the past year was his vote in favour of war in the Gulf . |
| 2 | The Council declared that this reflected the will of the Serbs , as expressed by an overwhelming vote in favour of autonomy in the unofficial referendum conducted in August . |
| 3 | Even when age of acquisition and age at time of test are controlled there is a consistent gap in favour of production over comprehension of BSL for groups of signers with average six , 12 and 20 years ' experience ( Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones , 1981 ) . |
| 4 | Days Of Thunder star Cruise made the list because he has rejected ‘ hunky ’ roles in favour of films like recent outing Far And Away in which he shared top billing with wife Nicole Kidman . |
| 5 | It appeared , to Joshua 's surprise , that a Cabinet Minister was about to announce the break-up of his marriage in favour of life in France with another man . |
| 6 | As an Irish lesbian , I was expected to denounce my Irishness in favour of acceptability as a token English dyke . |
| 7 | The aggressive reaction in favour of Sacheverell at this time , however , should not obscure the fact that the whole affair merely served to fuel religious tensions which already existed in many parts of the country . |
| 8 | Identical analyses of Costa scores showed no significant differences , with the exception of improvement in oedema at 16 weeks in favour of epogam over placebo ( p=0.04 ) . |
| 9 | Partly because of this distinction in favour of processions at common law , it was seen to be necessary for the police to be given statutory powers to control potentially disruptive processions ( but not meetings ) in the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 10 | This change in relative prices would have been rational if it had reflected any real improvement in the competitive power of electricity ( and there had been a continuing shift in favour of electricity for the whole century ) , but now the shift was artificially exaggerated by historic cost accounting in a period of inflation , and by temporarily depressed investment levels . |
| 11 | The knockers — as their name implies — eschew legitimate business opportunities such as antique fairs or auctions in favour of work on the doorstep . |
| 12 | When a bank creates a loan in a multi-bank system , the customers may write cheques in favour of customers of other banks and at the end of the day , all the banks have claims against each other . |
| 13 | This became a powerhouse of academic propaganda in favour of self-determination for the peoples of eastern Europe . |
| 14 | Our concern then Mr Mayor is to see social housing used correctly , for those in greatest need and this leads us to the conclusion that means testing is the best way to ensure , is positive discrimination in favour of people in such need . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think it will at all , and the overwhelming majority in favour of Maastricht in the House of Commons will show its strength and we will move into the committee stage , ’ he said . |
| 16 | On Jan. 19 a referendum in South Ossetia produced an overwhelming majority in favour of independence for the region and its reintegration into the Russian Federation [ for December 1991 independence declaration see p. 38657 ] . |
| 17 | In the last Parliament of King James 's reign , the second in which Pye was a member , he turned against his old colleague and now chief , Lord Treasurer Middlesex ( as Cranfield had become ) , who was the victim of the new alliance between Buckingham and the Commons ' majority in favour of war against Spain . |
| 18 | He would demand a written agreement from either Mr Major or Mr Kinnock , backed up by a collective decision in favour from MPs of whichever party . |
| 19 | The immediate propaganda impact of the resignation was revealed as TV stations dropped plans to focus on the economy in favour of programmes about Euro divisions . |
| 20 | So we could , one c er the argument there is is that the party political argument in favour of election by thirds . |
| 21 | A territorial approach to treaty succession necessitates an abandonment of the ‘ clean slate ’ presumption of non-succession , as does the policy argument in favour of continuity in the development of international law through the conclusion of , and succession to , multipartite treaties . |
| 22 | I heartily agree with him , and I suspect that that is really an argument in favour of federalism in due course — I would not necessarily be too frightened of taking that course . |
| 23 | Another argument in favour of fees over commission is that there will be more incentive for stockbrokers to take a real interest in their clients ' portfolios , since any increase in their value will bear directly on the brokers ' remuneration . |
| 24 | The Central University was temporarily closed ; the two clauses of the " Spaniards ' Charter " which recognized freedom of movement and limited time of detention were suspended ; and the leaders of the student movement in favour of democracy in the universities were rounded up and arrested . |
| 25 | Arguments in favour of delegalization of family law stem from dissatisfaction with law as an instrument for dealing with family relationships ; law is seen as the ‘ wrong ’ mechanism . |
| 26 | Since there is no plain disposition in favour of Seia in addition to the share to which she is instituted , it is to this clause that the jurist resorts in his interpretation . |
| 27 | PLEASE CANCEL ALL PREVIOUS STANDING ORDER INSTRUCTIONS IN FAVOUR OF CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE LIMITED . |
| 28 | Sigmoidoscopy scores showed significant differences in favour of prednisolone at weeks two and four ( Table II ) in the intention to treat analysis . |
| 29 | Other evidence , such as the demonstrations in favour of Sacheverell in 1710 , or in favour of peace in 1713 , seems to reinforce the view that by the end of Anne 's reign public opinion was overwhelmingly behind the Tories . |
| 30 | Mr Richard Aikens , QC , for the Independent , said that ironically the subject matter had now been held by the House of Lords not to have been confidential , in the sense that in October last year the Law Lords refused to grant permanent injunctions against the Observer and the Guardian , ruling in favour of freedom of speech . |