favor
Example Sentences
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The Senate voted 46 in favor, 25 against, with one abstention after the lower Chamber of Deputies greenlit the budget.
From Barron's
Using a South Dakota trust to avoid taxes on carried-interest income has become a favored strategy for a small but growing cadre of private-equity professionals.
So after two straight misses, history says the odds favor a comeback this year.
From MarketWatch
An arbitration court at the International Chamber of Commerce ruled in favor of Venture Global in its case with Shell this year, but against it in its case with BP.
From Barron's
Ms. MeLampy is at her best when she eschews personal narrative in favor of her lacerating accounts of the animal festivals she visits.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
