"favourable figure" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts to describe a positive or beneficial number or statistic. Some examples of when it can be used include: - In a business report: "The company saw an increase in profits this quarter, with a favourable figure of $10 million." - In a political article: "The latest poll shows the candidate's popularity has risen, with a favourable figure of 60% approval." - In a health article: "A recent study found that regular exercise can lead to a favourable figure of lower cholesterol levels." - In a financial article: "The stock market saw a steady rise today, with many companies reporting favourable figures in their quarterly earnings."
He is a hate figure for Morsi's opponents, who see him as an embodiment of the way the Brotherhood has, in their view, presented a favourable image to the west but a contradictory hard line to its own supporters.
The Quatermass Experiment achieved favourable viewing figures in 1953, opening with an estimated audience of 3.4 million for the first episode, increasing to 5 million for the sixth and final episode, and averaging 3.9 million for the entire serial.
The observed South Australian short-tailed shearwater foraging activity corresponded to energetically-favourable areas (Figure 5b), whereas both the Tasmanian short-tailed shearwaters (Figure 5c) and the sooty shearwaters (Figure 5a) made outward flights to the south-east of their colonies, into apparently energetically-costly areas.
In five of 18 patients in the ⩾35 years group, the high proliferation index with disomy now correlated with a more favourable course (compare Figures 4B to 2B). Figure 5 illustrates a case of A II, localised in the frontal lobe of a 25-year-old patient with epileptic seizures as the sole manifestation.
Interestingly, IFN-λ expression levels by treatment of peg-IFN-α were significantly induced in HCV-infected human hepatocytes harbouring the favourable IL28B genotype (figure 5 A C).
As with the GPAS, respondents tend to report generally favourable ratings (see Figures 2, 3 and 4 which show the distribution of scores on the access, continuity and communication scales of the post consultation version).
Statistical media optimization was done to figure out favourable growth conditions of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NRRLB-552.
All the described hydrogen bonds have favourable geometries (2.5 3.2 Å; Figure 3 C).
For weight and WC, there was an apparent combined sex and age effect, such that older men had the least favourable changes over time (figure 1).
The company ran a "VIP programme" that provided loans on favourable terms to influential figures including Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, the heads of the federal-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and former assistant secretary of state Richard Holbrooke.
