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He was merely tolerated in the family of Mr. Barton, whenever he made his appearance; and knowing the ill favor with which he was received, it was seldom that he intruded himself upon them.

The proprietary government had been in ill favor with the English government for some time.

Under the establishment, a marriage solemnized by any other than an Episcopal rector was not strictly valid in law, and though such marriages had been spasmodically tolerated under certain circumstances, they were regarded with such ill favor by the courts that they often gave rise to unpleasant complications afterwards.

In the 19th century, narrative paintings were used to please and instruct, yet the genre fell into ill favor with the advent of the moderns.

Governor Norman has been in increasing ill favor with a section of the British Press.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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