1. He argued in favour of capital punishment.

2. Ninety percent of the people surveyed were in favour.

3. Would all those in favour please raise their hands?

4. She discriminated in favour of her daughter.

5. Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.

6. The president discriminates in favour of his relatives.

7. The general opinion is in favour of us.

8. The prevalent opinion is in favour of reform.

9. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.

10. The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.

11. The majority of union members voted in favour of a strike.

12. The majority was / were in favour of banning smoking.

13. They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.

14. Will Charles renounce the throne in favour of his son?

15. King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favour of his eldest son.

16. The judge decided the case in favour of the defendant.

17. The university has a bias towards/in favour of/against the sciences.

18. is now in favour of a cut in taxes.

19. He discriminated in favour of his friends.

20. The regulation operates in favour of married couples.

21. What are the arguments in favour of change?

22. He argued in favour of a strike.

23. Are you in favour of the legalization of cannabis?

24. Popular opinion has tilted in favour of the socialists.

25. Society still discriminates against women/in favour of men.

26. She's in favour of abortion on demand.

27. There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour,[ ] there's someone fiercely against it.

28. A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.

29. The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England.

30. He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.

1. He argued in favour of capital punishment.

2. Ninety percent of the people surveyed were in favour.

3. Would all those in favour please raise their hands?

4. She discriminated in favour of her daughter.

5. Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.

6. The president discriminates in favour of his relatives.

7. The general opinion is in favour of us.

8. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.

9. The majority of people in the province are in favour of devolution.

10. There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.

11. The majority of union members voted in favour of a strike.

12. The majority was / were in favour of banning smoking.

13. A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.

14. Will Charles renounce the throne in favour of his son?

15. King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favour of his eldest son.

16. The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England.

17. The judge decided the case in favour of the defendant.

18. He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.

19. Opinion polls indicated a two - thirds majority in favour of ratification of the treaty.

20. I'm in favour of liberty, of course — but against licence.

21. Let's put it to the question. How many people here are in favour of unilateral disarmament ？

22. His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.

31. Both members are whole-heartedly in favour of the changes.

32. Wordsworth rejected poetic diction in favour of ordinary language.

33. The chairman gave his casting vote in favour.

34. I am most assuredly in favour.

35. Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam.

36. Hospital workers voted in favour of strike action .

37. Those present were in favour of a change.

38. Teachers have voted in favour of industrial action .

39. The meeting voted 423?133 in favour of a strike.

40. They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia .

41. I'm strongly in favour of marriage.

42. There were 247 votes in favour and 152 against.

43. The tribunal found in favour of the defendant.

44. Fountain pens have come back in favour.

45. Those present were in favour of change.

46. They argued in favour of stricter punishments.

47. Voters came down firmly in favour of reform.

48. Most businesses are in favour of metrication.

49. Are you in favour of soaking the rich?

50. She's not in favour with the media just now.http://

51. He argued in favour of her.

52. Personally speaking/Speakingpersonally, I'm in favour of the scheme.

53. She renounced Islam for / in favour of Christianity.

54. Some women defer childbearing in favour of a career.

55. Public opinion is shifting in favour of change.

56. The judge ruled for/in favour of/against the defendant.

57. He is in favour of gradual, evolutionary social change.

58. The High Court found in favour of the plaintiffs.

59. Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.

60. She abandoned teaching career in favour of sport.

61. On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.

62. On the whole, I'm in favour of the proposal.

63. The committee voted in favour of the plan.

64. in favour of the Socialists.

65. He is strongly in favour of capital punishment.

66. The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger.

67. The majority was/were in favour of the proposal.

68. Opinion is shifting in favour of the new scheme.

69. They decided in favour of reducing the fees.

70. The course is heavily weighted in favour of engineering.

71. We are unequivocally in favour of the changes.

72. He declared in favour of her proposal.

73. I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts.

74. They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education.

75. She spoke in favour of the new tax.

76. He abdicated in favour of his son.

77. Was he in favour of the death penalty?

78. Some firms practise discrimination in favour of older people.

79. The legislation is heavily loaded in favour of employers.

80. He may not worship at the altar of government intervention in business,[Sentencedict] but he is in favour of limited support for industry.

81. There has always been a slight bias in favour of/towards employing arts graduates in the company.

82. Their design was rejected in favour of one by a rival company.

83. He's in favour of the short sharp shock treatment for young offenders.

84. Young people renounced capitalism in favour of peace and love.

85. 54% of voters were in favour, 30% against, and the rest were undecided.

86. A few people have spoken in favour of the plans to build a new car park, but I'm sure the silent majority are against it.

87. Older managers have been discarded in favour of younger people.

88. Mac talked loudly in favour of the good works done by the Church.

89. The committee came down in favour of making the information public.

90. The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.

91. Opinion polls indicated a two - thirds majority in favour of ratification of the treaty.

92. The majority were in favour of the plan,but a few demurred.

93. Those in favour of the motion raise your arm. Those against? The motion is carried .

94. It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss .

95. The Government has rejected the all-or-nothing approach in favour of a compromise solution.

96. Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.

97. The newspaper said that this was a ruling in favour of freedom of speech.

98. He was passed over in favour of a younger man.

99. Many people are in favour of a curfew on young people.

100. The board of directors has come out strongly in favour of a merger.

101. He is unwilling to step aside in favour of a younger person.

102. I'm in favour of liberty, of course — but against licence.

103. He often pamphleteers and lectures in favour of free trade.

104. This year's pay increase is heavily weighted in favour of the lower paid staff.

105. There were ten votes in favour, six against, and three abstentions.

106. Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it.

107. Environmental conservation generally works in favour of maintaining the status quo.

108. The general population was in favour of the National Health Service.

109. There is a strong presumption in favour of the truthfulness of their statement.

110. The paper has done much to tilt American public opinion in favour of intervention.

111. The political pendulum has swung in favour of the liberals.

112. Early in his musical career he abandoned blues in favour of jazz.

113. He eventually withdrew in favour of Blair,[] thought to be the more popular candidate.

114. Who is in favour of the proposal? Can I have a show of hands, please?

115. It seems that the report is loaded in favour of the developers.

116. Crisis situations tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president.

117. In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.

118. The current electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.

119. It strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes.

120. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.

121. In her speech, the senator came out in favour of a change in the law.

122. The suggestion was approved, with 25 votes in favour, and 7 against.

123. They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns.

124. 53% of Danes voted in favour of the Maastricht treaty.

125. It strikes me that nobody is in favour of the changes.

126. Let's have a show of hands. Who's in favour of the proposal?

127. Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.

128. There was a solid vote in favour of the proposal.

129. 63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed and 5 abstained.

130. The groundswell of opinion is in favour of a referendum.

131. I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river.

132. The anthology reveals a prejudice in favour of lyric poets.

133. For every two people in favour of the law there are three against.

134. He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.

135. Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.

136. The hot conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners.

137. The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.

138. Some people are in favour of restoring capital punishment for murderers.

139. Let's put it to the question. How many people here are in favour of unilateral disarmament ？

140. The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan.

141. He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.

142. Over 60% of members voted in favour of the motion.

143. The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour of Scientific Officer.

144. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it.

145. In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.

146. The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.

147. Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of the Democrats.

148. The researchers were accused of slanting their findings in favour of their own beliefs.

149. There now exists a broad political consensus in favour of economic reform.

150. The minister argued for/in favour of/against making cuts in military spending.

151. The population as a whole is/are in favour of the reform.

152. I'm all in favour of equal pay for equal work.

153. Few politicians are in favour of bringing back the death penalty.

154. His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.

155. After a long discussion, they decided in favour of the younger applicant.

156. A referendum produced a massive majority in favour of fully independent status for the region.

157. Not many French people are in favour of using the guillotine.

158. The press is loaded in favour of this present government.

159. The court made a finding in favour of the defendant.

160. He was in favour of the declaration of a truce.

161. The findings of the report had been slanted in favour of the manufacturers.

162. He left his position on the board of directors as he felt that he should move over in favour of a younger man.

163. Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.

164. There were 400 people at the meeting and they all, to a man, voted in favour.

165. There is always a temptation to weight the report in favour of the option you want.

166. The system of benefits is weighted in favour of those who have children.

167. The vote was overwhelming — 283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against.

168. The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing development.

169. Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of a bridge.

170. An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.

171. She claims to be in favour of training,[http:///in favour.html] but so far she's only paid lip service to the idea.

172. The committee came down in favour of setting up a national body.

173. I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.

174. A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion.

175. Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness.

176. The vote for the suspension of the party was 283 in favour with 29 against.

177. Are you in favour of bringing back the death penalty?

178. One point in favour of her plan is its cheapness.

179. The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour.

180. The judge ruled against / in favour of the plaintiff.

181. Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.

182. The judge decided in favour of her and against me.

183. He solidified his commitment to the treaty, giving a forceful speech in favour of it.

184. Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests.

185. The House of Representatives approved the budget, with 52 votes in favour, 16 against and 12 abstentions.

186. I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.

187. They established a credit for 100, 000 dollars in favour of me.

188. The vote was tied and a local union leader used his casting vote in favour of the return to work.

189. The odds are in favour of a Russian victory .

190. Commissioners appointed by Democrats voted in favour.

191. The Humane Slaughter Association is right to point out the arguments in favour of religious freedom.

192. This not only altered the strategic military balance in favour of the rebels, it also gave them an important psychological boost.

193. Classes for dancers of differing levels of technique have therefore been dispensed in favour of mixed ability sessions.

194. We do not find that any other authority clashes with our present judgement, which must be in favour of the defendant.

195. The government clearly wished to tilt the balance in favour of opting out.

196. There was a 50-strong vote in favour of nuclear power, with 27 against and 11 abstentions.

197. The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists incandescent with rage.

198. The result of the ballot showed that nurses were not in favour or a strike.

199. Third, the move towards compulsory admissions to residential care should be discouraged in favour of voluntary and planned admissions.

200. Ministers are expected to delay approving the Hastings eastern and western bypasses despite the regional authority voting in favour last month.

201. I concede at once,[http:///in favour.html] the language is ambiguous and I see the strength of the linguistic argument in favour of the average cost construction.

202. Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs.

203. On active participation by the population in arts and sport: I' m in favour of experimentation but not compulsion.

204. Circumstances could clearly alter the balance in favour of one group rather than another and emphasise some considerations more than others.

205. Does that mean that every Opposition Member who supports the amendment tonight is fully in favour of a single currency?

206. The caste system, he says, will never be abolished by social reform or positive discrimination in favour of Untouchables.

207. He had to set the argument for delay against others which weighed in favour of publication.

208. Hours before the announcement, large wagers were placed in favour of his son William becoming next king.

209. Voting was 241 in favour and 111 against, with 112 abstentions.

210. Second, it evacuates the social and political agendas that often informed the movements identified in favour of a deracinated art.

211. The assistant recorder determined the preliminary issue in favour of the plaintiff, and the council now appeal to this court against his decision.

212. Any decision in favour of change has to be allied with the ability and the confidence to change.

213. Cardinal Murphy-O Connor s arguments in favour of collegiality and reaching out to other churches appealed to many.

214. Reich subsidy to the city had now reached its limits and Schacht was in favour of cutting off all further aid.

215. But this conclusion should lead us to an accommodation between dualism and monism rather than the rejection of one in favour of the other.

216. Feminist arguments in favour of day nurseries were also conspicuously absent.

217. How strong then is the countervailing public interest arising here in favour of allowing C.N.L. to make use of these documents?

218. She spoke frequently in the Debating Society in favour of progressive causes such as abortion, animal rights, state education and nuclear disarmament.

219. Her friends ridiculed her, seeing for the first time how the balance in their relationship had shifted in favour of adorable Diana.

220. Suppose I decide because of this to tilt the balance in all those cases in favour of its solution.

221. Crisis situations invariably tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president at the expense of congress.

222. They did this by tipping the scales in favour of antibody production - identifying and removing those cells known to suppress antibody production.

223. But the peculiar expressions of the constitution of the United States furnish additional arguments in favour of its rejection.

224. Other bands don't: they eschew the arty deliberations of the underground in favour of an all-out assault upon preconceptions and asinine posturing.

225. Mr. Lawrence Is the hon. Gentleman in favour of reducing the age of consent in homosexual offences to 16?

226. Demonstrations were held in favour of Havel's appeal, including a meeting of 50,000 people in Prague on Nov. 21.

227. Mr Segni's acolytes have collected more than 600,000 signatures in favour of his three referendums.

228. Arthur Dunkel, secretary-general, had proposed abolishing all quotas in favour of setting tariffs.

229. For smaller farmers, too, the arguments in favour of slaughter are compelling.

230. I shall be interested to hear any arguments in favour of that proposal, for it would be easy to knock them down.

231. However, no residents in affected houses had complained and many had spoken out in favour of the proposals.

232. The emphasis of action taken in favour of DRAs must be to achieve permanent changes in income earning potential and social cohesion.

233. The majority of people voted in favour of parties that advocate the inclusion of the social chapter, but the Government rejects it.

234. The nurses say they are in favour of the Pill being available because it answers a very real need.

235. But it was Pearce's assessment which carried a more convincing argument in favour of Ron Atkinson's team.

236. The law does not discriminate against the poor in favour of the rich.

237. Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look.

238. Q 2 : Are you in favour of revisiting the issue of a mandatory conveyancing scale charge?

239. The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold.

240. The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside.

241. The dissident elements are undoubtedly opposed to the King and in favour of republic.

242. Two-thirds of the French are in favour of limiting foreign imports into Europe.

243. The selection of pupils for grammar schools was biased in favour of the middle-class child of a small family from a good area.