Sentence examples for favour pursuing from inspiring English sources

The BBC's commercial arm, which took full control of Lonely Planet in February last year, is understood to favour pursuing the sale of a stake in the business.

As The Economist went to press, the town's councillors were expected to vote in favour of pursuing the idea.

The people of Guam voted in 1982 in favour of pursuing a commonwealth relationship similar to that established in the Northern Marianas.

Plot is virtually abandoned in favour of pursuing a succession of career whims on the part of its naively ambitious hero.

Responding to the review, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) issued a statement in favour of pursuing nuclear energy, but warned that it must be balanced against risks.

This is nonsense on stilts - the public have very specific concerns, and politicians have ignored these in favour of pursuing their own interests.

When Murdoch took over the WSJ's parent, Dow Jones, for $5.6bn in 2007 he flirted with the idea of taking down its paywall in favour of pursuing a purely ad-funded model online.

Also at the forum will be Taungerong man Adam Frogley, who was one of the community members representing Victoria's Kulin nation at a roundtable in Melbourne last month that unanimously rejected the constitutional recognition process in favour of pursuing a treaty.

Blindside flanker Age 26 Caps 44 Topped the tackle count with 17, scored the kind of try for which the Springboks are famous and most importantly made the decision to turn down a kickable penalty in favour of pursuing the match-winning try – Japan's captain had some game against South Africa.

Planners voted 18-1 in favour of pursuing a CPO at a meeting on Wednesday.

He accused the government of "diverting resources away from areas in desperate need of more primary school places in favour of pursuing his pet project of expensive free schools in areas where there is no shortage of places".