Example sentences of "[vb base] be [vb pp] [prep] favour of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lacking the direct accountability mechanisms and the power to engage with LDDC , local authorities and communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests . |
| 2 | Old World trappings of the Jewish corner shop have been forsaken in favour of the glaring lights , imitation bentwood chairs and lurid indoor awnings of a suburban American fast-food parlour . |
| 3 | The more sociological aspects of leisure and rural amenity have been overlooked in favour of the purely physical aspects of recreational planning or a mere headcount of who goes where , when and for how long . |
| 4 | At the same time , the rules which guided fiscal and monetary policy in Gladstonian Britain have been abandoned in favour of activist and discretionary policies in which governments attempt to manipulate total spending to provide full employment , prosperity and stability . |
| 5 | The same arguments , and others which we will come across in the case studies , have been used in favour of control of broadcasting . |
| 6 | In recent times , however , physical threats have been dropped in favour of threats to our autonomy and money . |
| 7 | Also , there are churches whose old fashioned pews have been ditched in favour of an open plan arrangement to go with their swinging guitars and electronic keyboards . |