Sentence examples for favor of self from inspiring English sources

WikiLeaks' critics range from the military, which says it jeopardizes operations, to some open government advocates who say the organization is endangering the privacy rights of others in favor of self promotion.

Yet scholars' assessments are ignored in favor of self-promotional platitudes.

Calling yourself Asian American meant rejecting the derogatory "Oriental" label in favor of self-definition.

On January 26 you told me that you were in favor of self-deportation.

She has since abandoned some of that searching in favor of self-possession and, every once in a while, wonder.

The objective of his Indian policy was the release of every Native American from the guardianship of the federal government in favor of self-sufficiency.

Under these circumstances, campaigning itself appears, to most ordinary people, an abandonment of humility, charity, and generosity, in favor of self-promotion, money-raising, and pandering.

Skeptics maintain that investment banks, perhaps especially Goldman, treat top customers better than others — and may sometimes shortchange them all in favor of self-interest.

Ms. Ramirez has spoken strongly in favor of self-regulation and voluntary codes of conduct among companies involved in international trade.

One is that it could taint what he calls the Republican Party's "legitimate argument" in favor of self-reliance and smaller government.

"There's often an idea that there was a lack of interest in sensuality in the Middle Ages in favor of self-flagellation and 24-hour praying – or that people in the Middle Ages were unbelievably ignorant.