Sentence examples for favor of continuing from inspiring English sources

The lower house voted 482 to 27 in favor of continuing operations, with 7 abstentions.

That time, the court ruled in favor of continuing to restrict the trade.

His only argument in favor of continuing the research was that the Soviet Union was undoubtedly pursuing similar work, and so "time is of the very essence here".

The last time the panel voted on Avastin, it voted unanimously in favor of continuing to recommend it as a breast cancer therapy.

He also argued in favor of continuing sanctions on Iraq, saying that they were doing the job in keeping Saddam Hussein under control.

He motioned for me to grab the rod and for the briefest of moments I thought about refusing in favor of continuing to troll with my fly line.

Asked if Mr. Schiller's comments undercut the arguments in favor of continued federal financing, Ms. Schiller said: "They have no basis in fact.

Laura Farmer Sherman in San Diego told me she had received nearly 400 e-mails — 386 in favor of continued Planned Parenthood funding, two against.

Even this month, the director of PREPA was talking in favor of continued carbon generation using coal, totally dropping the possibility of renewables because he said renewables are so expensive and coal is very inexpensive.

The idea of Britain's quitting the bloc, once almost inconceivable, has gained ground in recent months, to the alarm of some business leaders, who have spoken in favor of continued membership.

But those in favor of continued regulation, including the state of New York and many other states, have argued that Internet calls are effectively the same as traditional telephone calls and deserve the same level of government oversight.