Sentence examples for favorable standing from inspiring English sources

Despite his mostly favorable standing at the Pentagon, administration officials say, the State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, military commanders and Mr. Bremer all oppose a role for Mr. Chalabi in the government.

"If you're not in favorable standing with the powers that be you have no chance of being promoted," he said.

Underreporting or complete lack of reporting by schools as a way to increase their government financing and create more favorable standing for their districts is deplorable.

His favorable standing, sustained for almost the entire six years since he came to office, has slumped since the war with the failure to discover unconventional weapons -- his principal rationale for taking military action -- and with suspicions that his government manipulated intelligence information to exaggerate the threat.

Beyond showing an apparent indifference to the United States' star power, the I.O.C. vote was interpreted as a repudiation of the U.S.O.C., which has been in upheaval over the past year and has struggled to gain a favorable standing within the I.O.C. "It was a defeat for the U.S.O.C., not for Chicago," said Denis Oswald, an I.O.C. member from Switzerland.

The startup has processed "nearly $50 million" in mobile payments to date and now has partnerships in place with over 20 point-of-sale companies, which puts it in favorable standing compared to its competitors.

Individual differences in suppression before entering college predicted weaker social connections (e.g., less close relationships) at the end of college, whereas reappraisal predicted stronger social connections and more favorable sociometric standing (e.g., higher social status).

Her performance received favorable comments and a standing ovation from the judges of the show.

Later in the year, Slice became embroiled in a scandal when he was knocked out by replacement fighter Seth Petruzelli, who claimed on a radio show that promoters offered him money to keep the fight standing – more favorable for the heavy-punching Slice.

This suggests either a recent selection in the cider varieties for traits favorable for apple-based beverages from the standing genetic variation in the domesticated gene pool, or the introgression of only few genes from crabapples into the cider varieties.

Therefore, a standing position might be a more favorable condition than supine for measuring autonomic function, since it could detect attenuated vagal outflow related to increased sympathetic activity, as well.