favorably inclined

"We'd been a bit tactically cautious on Chipotle Mexican Grill shares post fourth quarter, albeit favorably inclined toward the longer-term growth story at the right price," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note to investors.

From Australia to Spain, countries that were once favorably inclined have shifted away from Beijing.

Even on Taiwan’s closest islands to China, which have historically been more favorably inclined to its neighbor, Mr. Ting is a dying breed.

With the state Supreme Court generally regarded as liberal — with many of its members appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee — there was a sense among some Democrats that the justices might be favorably inclined to the party’s desired outcomes.

"States are typically more favorably inclined to what industry wants. That's true not just in Texas, but across the country."