Sentence examples for favour anyone from inspiring English sources

Lisa Hayden, author of popular blog Lizok's Bookshelf and a specialist in post-Soviet Russian fiction, has observed that the survey's wording did not favour anyone "new", since it asks people to name "outstanding" or "prominent" writers.

"A good idea is also being used against principles of democracy," said Simataa Simataa, a former president of the Zambian FA. "People tend to favour anyone doing a good thing; they will take houses from Pablo Escobar using drug money.

The Rio course looks comparable with one-day Classics such as Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but not quite as tough as a major mountain stage of the Tour de France, while the 12km flat run-in to the finish in Fort Copacabana will favour anyone with either sprinting ability or tactical nous who can get over the climbs.

Johnny Rodrigues, chair of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said: "I am not in favour of anyone donating wild animals for a celebration or for any other reason.

He is willing to pay someone to officiate at a depressed friend's own suicide, and will do a considerable favour to anyone acceding to his request.

The president blames his brother for mingling with the "wrong people" and insists he did not take any money and never intervened in favour of anyone with legal problems.

But by refusing to accept that experiencing a mental health difficulty is something of which to be ashamed, Zeta-Jones may have done us more of a favour than anyone realises.

More broadly, May said she did not favour requiring anyone returning from Syria to be put through a Home Office re-education programme, saying it was for the security services to make recommendations on a case-by-case basis.

Now, this piece of information really is a favour for anyone planning on taking a spectator's role, because it reassures you that when you're utterly consumed with devastation at the horrific, staggering, chilling pain being visited upon the person you love most in the world, there's no need to be also consumed with worry at how an earth the psychological damage might heal.

For smaller academic transgressions they would not mind asking a favour from anyone available, including strangers.

There is no doubt that the Whitehouse School of Design is free to bestow favours on anyone it chooses.