Sentence examples for favour to end from inspiring English sources

Both teams had come into the game struggling for form but it was the visitors who battled harder for the points and Germán Denis's first-half goal settled things in their favour to end a run of three league draws.

Those who survived started to adopt a rather more anti-Western, anti-globalisation feeling that the global community were conspiring against the Muslims in Bosnia because they were turning the tide of the war in their favour - so they wanted to end the war there and then before they score any more victories.

Although saying that she was in favour of "peaceful negotiations" to end apartheid, Thatcher stood against the sanctions imposed on South Africa by the Commonwealth and the EC.

Most Americans favoured more vigorous prosecution to end the war, but a growing number advocated withdrawal.

He was furious at Britain's 1956 invasion of Egypt, favouring strikes, if necessary, to end it.

He favoured free markets; he wanted to end the scourge of mass unemployment – but not at the cost of national bankruptcy or runaway inflation; he was in fact a liberal, with a small and a capital 'l'l

And lined up end to end, economists in favour of infrastructure spending would stretch to the moon and back.

It is thought it wants to end the arrangement in favour of a standardised system across its members.

Our first film asked Lego to come down off the fence, do the planet a favour and end its deal with Shell.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's education committee has voted nine to six in favour of ending the S1/2 provision.

Because he thought of himself as in some ways the patron and defender of the provincial population, lax or extortionate officials could expect some loss of imperial favour, an end to their careers, or an even more severe punishment.