Sentence examples for a favored group from inspiring English sources

Second, the state law was enacted to protect a basic societal interest, not a favored group.

The Fall Nationals of the American Contract Bridge League began the final day Sunday with a favored group leading in the Reisinger Board-a-Match Team Championship.

Critics assert that if the Russian government wanted a free press, it would grant new tax breaks to all news media, not distribute subsidies to a favored group.

The rebels have complained of discrimination in jobs and education in a nation where they were a favored group under British colonial rule but became marginalized after independence in 1948.

There were several other repeat winners: Ron Bramlett of Alabama won the men's 110 hurdles in 13.49; Alison Beckford of Rice upset a favored group of three South Carolina runners to win her second straight women's 400 in 50.83; and Janus Roberts of Southern Methodist, winner of the discus Friday, won his third N.C.A.A. shot-put title at 70-10 1/2. 70-10 1/2

We do, provided you belong to a favored group: You're rich and can afford to pay out of pocket, you're over 65 like me and can't be turned away by Medicare or you have a generous employer like Senator Shelby that subsidizes its employees so they can have "Cadillac" plans.

They are, first, areas judged best in number and rareness of species by experienced field biologists; second, "hot spots," localities known to support a large number of species of a specific favored group such as birds and trees; and third, broad-brush areas delineated by geography and vegetation, called ecoregions.

Once differentially valued, the disfavored group is cast as a threat to the favored group, and those who are effective at shaping public knowledge and perception -- teachers, clergy, writers, artists, reporters and whistleblowers -- are eliminated.

Thus, if the sample of jobs surveyed is disproportionately 'good' (as it tends to be in existing audit studies) the results will overstate the favored group's advantage in securing an offer at a randomly selected job.

There is a tradition of fascist-tending political movements being quite forthright about the favored group".

HIS other favored group may make some investors toss and turn.