How To Use Favour In A Sentence

While on the elimination diet, try to avoid hanging on to a few favourite foods and eating only those. The Allergy Handbook
My favourite it the Magpie- my friend made a film about them a couple of years ago and i'm in it saying 'they're like English parrots don't you think?' and then going on to show how I think they have really great bums that you just want to squoosh your face in. It's a Giveaway!!!!
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
It wasn't just the obvious favouritism towards their own daughter that ticked him off either, that wasn't even the beginning of it.
However, O'Kane's favourite pastime is hillwalking in the Wicklow hills.

There is no room for nepotism or favouritism. Times, Sunday Times
He and Barton were now called upon for their names, and in return, we were favoured with the liquid and vowelly appellatives, by which our ingenuous and communicative acquaintances were respectively designated. The Island Home
Even the normal Perigordine fare of duck la gras and truffles washed down with red wine and pastis has yielded in favour of Scottish food and drink in celebration of the Auld Alliance.
This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism.
I record my favourite songs onto blank tapes to play in the car and I normally do them by mood or genre.
The reports of thefe pra&itioners are certainly favourable, in fome degree, to the idea of diluting the variolous contagion; however, many more fa&s are wanting deci - sively to edablifh the fuperiour advantage of this mode of inoculation.. The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan
Listening to this intense young man, there is little doubt he has done things the hard way; no favours doled out and none asked for.
The favourite for the interdominion grand final will be decided by Monday's barrier draw.
It's here that he rails for the umpteenth time against lesser critics who have dared to suggest that his boisterous, agonistic account of writerly influence might be weighted in favour of a certain masculinist tradition. The Anatomy of Influence by Harold Bloom – review
A Roman favourite is maccheroni alla carbonara, a ham and egg mixture with a creamy sauce.
And that is the point: islands used to be the preserve of those who favoured exclusive getaway holidays. Times, Sunday Times
In its favour, there is some genuine tension in the car chase sequences, and the marauding gangs of children seem not only authentic but realistically threatening.
And everyone is in favour of flexibility.
At the beginning of summer the young steinbocks are born and during their first months they are the eagle's favourite preys.
The feelgood factor, a staple of Hollywood, is binned in favour of emotional truth and the complexities of human nature.
Coming back from a child-free brunch at our favourite cafe earlier today, A asked me if I regretted his getting a vasectomy. November « 2009 « oh frabjous day!
Tuesday, 19 February 2008 first signs of spring - centre piece of the month february pick whatever flowers you get at the supermarket to make this little basket filled with flowers. ranunculus are my favourites and available all over the place at the moment, so i chose to put them into this flowery centrepiece. the orchid is quite fancy but you just really need one to pimp this up (and it keeps for ever!). a rose or two, some ivy and green leaves from the forest and you are all set. to get started line a basket with some foil and trim on the edges. soak some floral foam in water and place in the basket, when soaked wet (can be really, really wet - it will have to work as a vase to the flowers), eventually cut and trim the floral on the edges, so that it resembles an arch. trim flowers and green leaves and stick into pot. start doing so on the bottom of foam, working upwards until you have an even flowery centrepiece. make sure foam stays moist - adding some water from time to time. Archive 2008-02-01
In the tome, full of glamorous soft-focus pictures of the footballer, he waxes lyrical about the art of seduction, with fish his favourite weapon for luring girlfriends from the dining room to the boudoir.
His favourites are biographies of sixties and seventies musicians, and pop and rock stars.
However this game can be tricky at the best of times and lo an behold the favourite was crowded out at this stage being put back to near last.
It is closely related to its more favourite cousin the melon.
He was a strong supporter of the doctrine of papal infallibility and he drew up a postulatum in which he favoured a definition by implication in preference to an explicit affirmation of the dogma. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
And in another boost to Land Securities' hopes of winning permission this time round, ordinary members of the public have given a generally favourable response to the scheme.
But the slave, perceiving that the zamorin seemed inclined to deal favourably with them, went to the cady or chief priest of the Mahometans, and told him all that he had said to the zamorin, adding that the two Christians had disclosed all their secrets to the Portuguese. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07
For a squeamish diary writer it was enough to send me to the editor's well-stocked drinks cabinet for a nip of his favourite barley wine.
The disappointing profits are due to unfavourable currency translations.
Indeed, I think we probably stated it quite favourably to you.
Later translated into Latin by Boethius around 500 AD, Aristotle’s influence spread throughout Syria and Islam whilst Christian Europe ignored him in favour of Plato.
He was always keen to promote works by contemporary composers and also favoured neglected works. Times, Sunday Times
It has planned a programme of district level meetings to mobilise public opinion in favour of democracy, communal harmony and peace.
Nonetheless, with two wins and two second places in his last four tournaments, he remains favourite to capture the money title.
When asked to name their favourite dish, most shoppers opted for the traditional British favourite fish and chips over pizza, paella, or frankfurters.
The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.
My favourite character was Pedro, Napoleon's Hispanic friend, whose quiet manner and woebegone expression were constant throughout the film.
It confirmed that opera lovers were most likely to spread their favours across the art forms.
This instrument is a favourite tool of the armed forces and mountain climbers all over the world.
Tickets for other Amalgamation matches should soon be available and it is hoped that more extensive advertising and a reduced number of contests at favoured venues will see a reverse in the dwindling attendances.
They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward.
He drives a top of the range Mercedes but has not indulged himself with a fleet of the sort of flash cars favoured by some in the football world.
Choose the frame with your favourite icon, then reduce the frame number by 1 and input the hex-based result here.
Unlike partnerships in which the partners decide policy, in the business corporation the equity owners relinquished their privilege in favour of the directors.
Energy is more readily conveyed to the various parts of the smaller mass, and hence the lesser organisms will more actively functionate; and this, as being the urging dynamic attitude, as well as that most generally favourable in the struggle, will multiply and favour such forms of life. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays
At first glance, that mightn't seem very favourable as many top players like to take a break after a major championship.
Making items such as favours and flowers will help to ensure your wedding has the personal touch. The Sun
It comes down in favour of a blueprint that for sound political and environmental reasons will prove impossible to realise. Times, Sunday Times
My favourite variety of thresher is miscanthus, otherwise known as elephant grass. Times, Sunday Times
United will be very strong favourites to win this cup and a strong man would bet against them.
Finally we were outside and he was walking beside me in his favourite cloak that made him look like a captain, something he had always wanted to be and his wide brimmed hat with the feather plume.
However much we can all appreciate the arguments in favour of renting, most of us still hanker after the long-term idyll of bricks, mortar and a white picket fence. Are we better off renting?
Lawson's ‘The Teams’ is still one of my favourite poems - partly because I know how accurate was Lawson's description of the taciturn, hard-working teamsters.
The trial judge decided in favour of the prosecution for the reasons advanced by Mr Sheridan.
This our last answer we send unto hir with the Lord Ruthven and Laird of Pittarrow; requiring of hir Grace, in plane wordis, to signifie unto us what houpe we myeht have of hir favouris toward the outsetting of religioun. The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)
Now he aimed and fired, lying "doggo" behind his favourite stone, while bullets from the enemy's trenches flattened themselves upon it, or buried themselves harmlessly in the dry hot soil. The Dop Doctor
Hubert in particular was recalling times past when Patricia had behaved less than honourably towards his favourite cousin.
Could you do me a favour - would you feed my cat this weekend?
Employee attitudes towards a move may be made more favourable if the employer allows the relocation to take place during school holidays.
The tide, too, which had hitherto favoured us, now turned against us and drove us to the eastward with prodigious rapidity, so that we were in great anxiety for the Wager and the Anna pink, the two sternmost vessels, fearing they would be dashed to pieces against the shore of Staten Land. Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced
They must be firm favourites now to win the Championship. Kevin Keegan - Black and White
Bonuses and pay increases have returned, at least for the most favoured executives. Times, Sunday Times
That is why I think it hasn't got favourable reviews here, because something gets lost in the translation.
Everyone must be familiar with the old favourite among roses, Crystal Palace.
He decides in favour of gold and silver, and shows himself an unquestioning bimetallist. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching
The tactful use of his skills and a clear understanding of the game have made this young man an instant favourite with the crowds in an alien land.
The state makes almost a quarter of each year's wine production into brandy and the aniseed-flavoured spirit raki (like arak) which, drunk with water, is the Turks' favoured alcoholic drink.
The lararium was deserted; the gynoecium was still, as in the Roman time, the favoured apartment of the female portion of the household, and indeed bore the same name [8], and with the group there assembled we have now to do. Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 01
It is one of the oldest pubs in the country and a favourite haunt of the rich and famous who mingle with the locals over a pint - or a royal gin and tonic.
Apparently his favourite fish is carp. The Sun
SPAIN is still our favourite destination. The Sun
Then he would eat his favourite food by picking off choice meat off of the bone of extra rare chicken tikkas.
So each week we ask our favourite male celebs to share their must-have stylish buys. The Sun
Two initiatives have been announced today to ensure drinkers are aware that their favourite tipples are getting bigger and stronger.
And the switches did the trick as it turned a game in Palace's favour. The Sun
After I had observed every flower, and listened to a disquisition on every plant, I was permitted to depart; but first, with great pomp, he plucked a polyanthus and presented it to me, as one conferring a prodigious favour. Agnes Grey
An old favourite was dusted down and given another airing. Times, Sunday Times
But where normal graffiti is executed freehand and as a one-off, stencil graffiti combines the Pop Art ethos of multiples with an aesthetic that mimics the punchy signage favoured by authority.
Now that the conference has voted in favour of coalition, does that mean that you would feel compeled yourself to vote with the coalition on bills in the assemblyeven if you felt that a certain bill was making too much of a concesion to the other party or was in general against your LibDem principles? Back in circulation
It now embraces most text formats, email messages and HTMLs, multimedia files, web browser histories, bookmarks and favourites.
These major die-offs will continue to occur at unpredictable intervals when the most extensive, persistent, extremely unfavourable snow and ice conditions prevail.
She is also unafraid of speaking out on her favourite causes.
Off to the Charity Ball is a firm favourite, with its livid pastels against bright white, the skulking figures throwing dark, tactile shadows onto the projecting shelf below.
Bekker said there was a perception in South Africa that the IFP favoured confederalism, when in fact it stood for federalism. ANC Daily News Briefing
My position on euthanasia is actually derived from the ancient Greek one; that is, I am generally in favour of allowing it, as long as the person being euthanized is in perfectly sound mental condition, not non compos mentis, and has positively re-affirmed his decision at least three times over the period of at least a suspended period of time to allow for reconsideration (say 15 or 30 days). Matthew Yglesias » Bishops and Abortion
Only in the far east were conditions different and more favourable to battle.
The use of images of fetuses has generally been a favoured tactic of the anti-abortion lobby.
As a result various things, such as missionary work, now fall under a word which directs disfavour at them.
It features all six films, all your favourite characters and all the classic scenes made out of the tiny bricks. The Sun
The lamp, standing alone in the midst of confusion, suffered a partial eclipse; and my favourite Dublin meerschaum successfully resisted the dilapidating effect of a fall of several feet. Canada for Gentlemen
(obshejitel'nyie) or idiorhythmic (neobshejitel'nyie); but these latter are not n favour with the Holy Synod which restores the coenobic rule wherever possible. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
Her achievement was more impressive given the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions.
They strongly favour the verbal media, namely, telephone calls and meetings.
They are now convinced that the pure jet transport can not only be favourably compared with the latest conventional reciprocating and propjet types, but actually make them look almost obsolete. The Aircraft Industry in Canada and the Future Development of Jet Engines
Having successfully relocated the bridge, there's no job too big for the nation's favourite brickies.
He obtained his position more by favour than by merit or ability.
Last evening a gentleman arrived here from Providence, by whom we are favour'd with the following, fresh advices from the northern army.
Concerns have been raised that deals involving public money could be agreed behind closed doors and given to favoured companies. Times, Sunday Times
Obviously, being one of the most famous Indians in the world didn't help Naipaul curry favour with Indian babudom bent on mindless application of rules. The Times of India
They share favouritism for the Grand National Hurdles.
Cleveland, had often mentioned him, without in any respect diminishing the insignificancy with which fame insinuated he had conducted himself in those amorous encounters: she nevertheless had the greatest curiosity to see a man, whose entire person, she thought, must be a moving trophy, and monument of the favours and freedoms of the fair sex. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
Having said that, I'm not in favour of a ban, because I'm a liberal at heart, and don't think government has any place nannying people.
Alicia returned her attentions to the mirror and slipped her favourite pearl drop earrings into her lobes.
A local Burmese solidarity group wants you to think twice about the country of origin of your favourite soporific.
It is notoriously pungent, extremely powerful and a favourite at Chinese banquets. Times, Sunday Times
As John Carter has observed, such attempts at definition are a favourite game among bibliophiles.
Consequently, this is the least favoured method unless you especially want to echo screen output to the printer.
The inscription above the arch, "To a happy and prosperous entrance," seemed a mockery in the old douanier days, when delays and extortions vexed the soul of the visitor, and produced a mood anything but favourable to the enjoyment of the Eternal City. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
Crimson is her favourite color.
If the government wants to collect more tax, it should show a favourable disposition towards big business. Times, Sunday Times
When in a position allowing of direct examination, the contused portion of the nerve sometimes developed a palpable fusiform thickening, manipulation of which might give rise to formication in the area of distribution -- a favourable prognostic sign. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
Nor fame I slight, nor for her favours call; she come unlooked for, if she comes at all.
That said, she is not a woman whose public persona does her any favours. Times, Sunday Times
White particularly favours the combination of yellow, dark blue and grey. Times, Sunday Times
It also states, as I mentioned at the start of my speech: ‘In a referendum held in April-May 2002, 96.9% of wool grower respondents voted in favour of winding up the Wool Board.’
YouTube, members decide which photographs and videos should rise to prominence by " favouriting ", linking and commenting.
If the faultes and vices were fitt to be looked into and discover'd, let the persons be who they would that were guilty of them, they were sure to finde no connivence of favour from him. Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles
If anybody's got a persuasive argument in favour of the blasted thing I'll give it a hearing, but I've yet to hear one that doesn't sound like a justification for faffing about instead of working. Archive 2009-06-01
He promoted the Virgin as its protectress, commissioning a hymn in her honour, and incurred criticism from Bruno of Querfurt for ‘favouring the Roman people above all others with money and honours'.
A favourable outcome would allow us to begin in September and the project would take two years to complete.
I have been treated so well by Mike over the years and I just wanted to return the favour.
Bonuses and pay increases have returned, at least for the most favoured executives. Times, Sunday Times
More serious, however, was the ineffectiveness of official propaganda in favour of the war.
Penman said she was in favour of increasing awareness of the importance of languages, but concerned about the removal of compulsion.
May I ask a favour of you?
The William Haggas-trained filly was sent off favourite on her debut in a maiden race at Salisbury, but ran green and only got going late before being narrowly beaten into third.
Certainly the Cambrian record is deeply biased in favour of shelly fossils, as revealed by the exceptionally preserved Burgess Shale and Chengjiang biotas, where the vast majority of taxa and individuals were non-biomineralizing.
But if the case gets to the Law Lords, how could they conclude other than in Mr Straw's favour?
It rejected a host of tentative offers for the business in favour of selling individual stores. The Sun
If home ‘advantage’ has any credibility, then Shannon must be firm favourites.
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere.
Every mom has a favourite quote and a special tone to or teach a lesson to their kids.
The result of the ballot showed that nurses were not in favour or a strike.
Alternatively, you could fill the basket with his favourite foods or toiletries.
Three of my favourite shows have been by mime or clowning acts. Times, Sunday Times
The weather is still unfavourably warm for young seedlings.
For collective bargaining to have a real point, it must achieve wage rates and non-wage conditions more favourable to the employees than the customary rate.
On what we have seen so far he's a worthy favourite. The Sun
Luxury bed linen and towels are also favourites. Times, Sunday Times
Between them they garnered some favourable reviews.
The move has seriously affected a number of marques here, whose cars in the D segment favoured by large families and commercial fleet operators sell significant shares of diesel engines which fall into the new band.
Nor fame I slight, nor for her favours call; she come unlooked for, if she comes at all.
Readers and other members of the public, sensing a clear impulse to beat down an unfavourable report, must have suspected some truth was giving offence.
Upon arriving at Scootypoof's place, I was really pleased to be greeted by Popeye the boxer dog and one of his favourite toys.
If he has a favourite tipple it's vintage champagne. Times, Sunday Times
Visitors to the show will receive a lace bag of wedding favours, five sugared almonds which traditionally convey blessing, with a Bible text inside.
Both were excellent fund-raisers among the wealthy, and they kept up feminine appearances by favouring Parisian fashions.
This revenue-neutral property was believed essential for public acceptance, which in fact has been largely favourable.
Irrespective of how the pundits call this one - I suspect they may install Longford as slight favourites - the ordinary Sligo fan will expect a win.
It's unlikely that the IHA seeks to return the Emperor to the position that he once held but it's equally unlikely that it favours a democratic, populist approach to the monarchy.
The caecum in particular, is favourable for the growth of anaerobes such as clostridia and bacteroides. Archive 2008-07-01
The big summer drink plus ice cream equals our new favourite summer pudding. Times, Sunday Times
In the 1890s, women some women found they could cast off their impractical and uncomfortable clothing in favour of pantaloons.
This can easily be shown by considering any case in which a universal generalization is inferred from an unexhausted series of wholly favourable instances.
| Reply too …. much … … blue dong but yeah watchmen is my all time favourate book …. .but i didint enjoy the film however the soundtrack was amazing, esp. the times are a’ changin’ and desolation row EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Watchmen tonight…
Here also there was an ambitious programme of church building in the twelfth century, as favoured churches and chapels were transformed into parish kirks.
A large red heart with the figure of a female nude scratched on the surface, was a favourite of his fiancée and was painted shortly after he met her.
He was also hard-headed enough to realise that being on the stock market did the club no favours, so he delisted it, putting himself out of a job.
The second argument put in favour of currency union is that it would simplify trading enormously. The Global Marketplace
[FN#488] The fabliau is a favourite in the East; this is the third time it has occurred with minor modifications. Arabian nights. English
Judi's favourite colour is pink.
They relax with a lot of skiing, the favourite off-bike way of keeping fit.
Over scalloped potatoes and roast beef, Gabriella's favourite meal, Elaine's mother asked, ‘So, James, what do you do for a living?’
He clearly favours a state which involves itself essentially through monetary transaction rather than direct intervention in other more qualitative spheres of life.
Early spring colour My favourites have definitely got to be those which flower early in January and February.
It can't remember any big speeches in which anyone compared the two favourably. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Preston favours sheep droppings matured in a barrel and diluted to the colour of weak tea!
The critical evaluations of a favourite work by four Irish art critics are both informative and entertaining.
I found her sobbing in the bedroom because she'd broken her favourite doll.
The options are likely to include the closure of the 26-bed Battledown ward at Cheltenham in favour of a 46-bed ward at Gloucester.
My favourote dish on the idsland was tomato keftedes!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a Volcanic Isle with Recipe for Shrimp Santorini in Tomato and Caper Sauce (Γαρίδες Σαντορίνης)
My absolute favourite canned soup, though, is made with chickpeas. Times, Sunday Times
Some militants favour independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan.
One of my favourite dishes is this fishy recipe. The Sun
But angiosperm life forms and niches are so varied, with much of their organismic machinery being cells where size matters, that a vast spectrum of cell-size has been favoured by selection.
One of my favourites, this is a light hearted piece inspired by a chance encounter at a private party with a man then at the height of his power in the country; I was fascinated beyond words by the effect he had on the would-be urbane and aspiringly sophisticated! Archive 2007-05-01
It also approved a relaxation of some of the conditions attached to its initial approval and this again favoured the developer.
The general sentiment among lawyers is that the Commission is likely to favour plea bargaining if sufficient safeguards can be built in.
His whole life was lived at the mercy of the second favourite planet.
Do me the favour to deny me at once.
On our way from school in spring, a favourite pastime was to set fire to clumps of furze that grew in fields along the road.
This was the approach favoured by the group of countries with incipient pharmaceutical industries capable of producing generic copies of highly expensive drugs.
Ninety percent of the people surveyed were in favour.
“There was one circumstance which, though he did not appeal to it, had much weight with me in his favour, and that was the word jointure in the taylor’s letter, whereas my aunt never had been married, and this Mr. Fitzpatrick well knew. — The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The Reading attitude survey found 15 percent of smokers - and 67 percent of non-smokers - favoured a total ban.
The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.
The rebrand is a bid by BBC management to expand the awareness of its digital stations, with extended versions of Radio 4 favourites such as The Now Show and The News Quiz, and Archers spin-off Ambridge Extra. Chris Evans loses half a million listeners from Radio 2 breakfast show
Cardinal, accused him of prevarication and weakness, and threw himself at her Majesty's feet, conjuring her in the name of the King her son, not to authorise, by an example which he called fatal, the insolence of a subject who was for wresting favours from his sovereign, sword in hand. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
It's deliciously grown-up, avoiding slapstick in favour of fortuitous mishap.
Then she called her handmaid and said to her, Go to Shajarat al-Durr and say to her, Thy sister saluteth thee and biddeth thee to her; so favour her by coming to her this night, according to thy custom, for her breast is straitened. ' Arabian nights. English
( "Is linked to" is my favourite non-specific innuendo, followed by "associated with," but "ties" is effective as well.) Rights and Democracy: Board members strike back
This delicious trick for roasting parsnips is a firm favourite with my family and friends. Times, Sunday Times
Her sober, kindly capableness evolved from the slovenly little house and the untended children, from the dusty rooms and neglected kitchen the kind of order and neatness which had been plain to see in Robin's more fortune-favoured apartment. Robin
Most beginners heap their plate with two or three of their favourite items, and soon find that they have no appetite for several of the exotic dishes.
The title of this article came to me while watching one of my all-time favourite films with my young son.
We all know Cyprus is a favourite domicile for businesses controlled by Russian oligarchs. Times, Sunday Times
It's my favourite album of the year by miles and miles.

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