Sentence examples for favour of doing from inspiring English sources

Some members of the governing council were in favour of doing more, and some members were in favour of doing less.

Public opinion in the north has swung heavily in favour of doing a deal that would let the whole island join the European Union.

What I like about the award-winning Cordwainers' alumni is that she shuns catwalk trends in favour of doing her own thing.

He said the film, which he described as "refreshing and startling", would help the waverers swing in favour of doing something about climate change.

The question is whether this consensus, in favour of doing nothing, will one day lurch towards reform.The mere fact that Europeans are ambivalent is worth something: it is better than being in denial about the need for change.

So to see these PR companies publicly renounce climate change deniers, theoretically rejecting lucrative profit in favour of doing the right thing, is a pretty significant step forward for an industry with perhaps the worst reputation of them all.

Offered a choice of Goethe quotes, the Daily Mail, for example, would eschew the one above in favour of "Do not give in too much to feeling.

"The doing business [rankings] give points to countries when they act in favour of 'ease of doing business'.

Mary MacLeod, chief executive of the Family and Parenting Institute, is in favour of schools doing more to communicate with all parents: "Generally schools should do everything to make families feel that caring about their children's schooling is the shared responsibility of both parents.

If thousands more people are to die in the coming weeks, let those who oppose any action now, however modest its effect, then explain why they favoured a policy of doing nothing.

They are only too aware of this, and are prepared to wait until the balance tilts in favour of you doing the chore.