Favor
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1973 examples of Favor in a sentence
The current winner-takes-all electoral system tends to
favor
regional opposition parties that are identity-driven and not prone to political compromise.
The two parties are not allied, but both are nurtured by anti-establishment sentiment and
favor
“national solutions” to Italy’s problems – beginning with a return to the Italian lira.
His predecessor, Giorgio Napolitano, is also strongly in
favor
of the reforms, which he says would be “great news for Italy.”
Most economists
favor
finding ways to broaden the tax base – for example, by eliminating special deductions and privileges – in order to keep marginal tax rates low.
The General Assembly as a whole has spoken in
favor
of these priorities.
Political advantages also
favor
Brazil.
Russia’s leaders, tucked behind the political safety cushion provided by high energy prices, rightly feel that time is working in their favor, that “we” in the West need Russia more than Russia needs us.
The good news is that many factors work in France’s favor, including diverse geography, a vibrant science and technology sector, a rich culture, and vast human capital.
In fact, polls show that 25% of the public support gay marriage and 35%
favor
legal civil unions for gay couples (the position advocated by Kerry).
For example, governments could implement accelerated depreciation schemes for investment in low-carbon businesses; offer subsidies for investment in energy-efficient buildings; and create policies that
favor
industrial innovation aimed at reducing emissions and boosting competitiveness.
Politicians feel their constituents’ pain, but it is hard to improve the quality of education, for improvement requires real and effective policy change in an area where too many vested interests
favor
the status quo.
In fact, Israelis seem at least as hopeful that Trump’s presidency will tip the scales further in their
favor.
Mexico abstained on partition, though it voted in
favor
of admitting Israel to the UN a few months later, and subsequently recognized the Jewish state, acknowledging that its national interest was best served by not taking sides in the Middle East imbroglio.
In the coming weeks, most Latin American countries will vote in
favor
of some form of UN membership or recognition of statehood that the Palestinian Authority is seeking.
Brazil has stated that it intends to vote in the Security Council in
favor
of recommending Palestine’s admission to the General Assembly;Colombia has said that it plans to abstain.
Most other Latin American countries would probably vote in
favor
of some sort of enhanced status for the Palestinian Authority.
Today's Islamic revival shares the dogmatism, communitarianism, and scripturalism of American evangelist movements: both reject culture, philosophy, and even theology to
favor
a literalist reading of sacred texts and an immediate understanding of truth through individual faith.
Chile, a middle-income country that has long had sound and responsible macroeconomic policies, does not
favor
currency manipulation.
Unfortunately, rather than leveling the playing field, the battle of ideas may skew US politics even further in
favor
of big business.
It disconcerts many European leaders who appear to
favor
the strategic status quo to the alternatives.
Private actors also have informal incentives to curry
favor
with China’s rulers by behaving in CPC-friendly ways.
Some
favor
a permanent expansion of the East Asian Summit.
In fact, the dubious notion that we should select economic activities based on their presumed technical innovativeness has been carried even further, in support of the argument that we should
favor
semiconductor chips over potato chips.
Ireland Must GoCopenhagen – Ireland should do the rest of Europe a
favor
and withdraw from the European Union.
Taxing intermediate inputs will hurt efficiency, while shifting resources away from dynamic high-tech sectors in
favor
of old-line manufacturing will depress productivity growth, with further negative implications for investment.
He spoke very early and strongly in
favor
of higher capital requirements for big banks, which also opposed his heterodox intervention in the foreign-exchange market.
Recognizing that Brexit, by weakening both Europe and Britain, would make a disorderly international system more likely, should tip the balance in
favor
of maintaining the status quo.
Several other political factors also
favor
a new push to improve Greek-Turkish relations.
Such policies yield substantial political benefits: they help to win elections and attract the admiration and
favor
of the Bush administration.
I hear his smutty jokes in which the careful language of politics has been pushed aside in
favor
of supposedly authentic popular speech at its most elemental – the language, apparently, of the genitals.
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