Sentence examples for Win favor from inspiring English sources

This prescriptive approach to English did not win favor everywhere.

To win favor, Maria was capable of acts of enormous rashness.

What better way to win favor with voters than to oppose taxes?

Politicians, among others, know this and try to use these biases to win favor.

The immoderation of his policies, used to win favor with a hard-right party, cannot be disguised.

Internet wags called it a tin-eared attempt to win favor with an ethnic group, or worse, an insult.

Throughout his testimony, Mr. Murdoch adamantly denied ever using his considerable political influence to win favor for his business interests.

Prosecutors have suggested he was trying to win favor with agents to help win asylum in this country.

Other entrants had obviously studied the works of the jurors and attempted to win favor by adopting their design vocabulary.

Opponents accused lawmakers of pushing the legislation to win favor with the National Rifle Association and gain political advantage in November's election.

The proposed change would win favor with one of Mr. Netanyahu's vital coalition partners, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party.