Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] favour of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ii ) At a meeting of creditors , a resolution is deemed to be passed when a majority , in value , of the creditors present personally or by proxy have voted in favour of the resolution ( r 6.88 ) . |
| 2 | We have argued in favour of the tenet which underlies ( vii ) , namely that it is possible to distinguish between what the writer chooses to talk about , and how he chooses to talk about it . |
| 3 | Since then , however , about 3,000 new members have failed to renew their subscriptions and 1,500 have left in favour of the Scottish Green Party . |
| 4 | With such a light loading the Vision 11 would have a sparkling performance in a broad range of wind speeds ; but its inverted vee form is a bit of a paradox after all we have stated in favour of the twist in a swept wing ! |
| 5 | This might be because building societies have developed some new product which personal savers prefer to National Savings certificates or it may simply be that interest rate differentials have changed in favour of the societies . |