Manchester United's conquerors MK Dons were handed a favourable draw in the third round of the Capital One Cup with a home tie against League One Bradford.
On the other hand, nothing could be less favourable to ties between America and Europe than a world of "platform envy", in which both sides are producing more armour than western defence budgets can sustain.
While Manchester City, who secured a place among the top seeds in Monday's draw by topping Group D ahead of Italian champions Juventus, have been given a favourable two-legged tie against Dynamo Kiev, London's prospects of extended participation in the competition suffered a considerable dent, with Arsenal and Chelsea handed the most difficult draws possible.
Helmut Kohl's government, given historical ties, was more favourable than the United States or the United Kingdom to Croatia's plight, and might have been ready to lead more affirmative action if it had not been so busy with German reunification.
Expanding south-south ties can provide a favourable external environment.
Several of the performance and health related factors were more favourable in free-stalls than in tie-stalls, and more so in estimated 50-cow herds as compared to 20-cow herds.
They face England on Sunday afternoon hoping a favourable result in the Scotland v Wales tie puts them in medal contention.
Attalus' frequent ambassadorial missions to Rome earned him a favourable reputation there, and he maintained close ties with the Romans after becoming king.
Those loans were secured on favourable terms against future income from union affiliation fees, the newspaper said – ties which Mr Miliband has said he is reconsidering in the wake of alleged union interference in the selection of a Falkirk Labour candidate.
On 5 August, the HVO 2nd and 3rd Guards Brigades attacked VRS positions north of Tomislavgrad, achieving small advances to secure more favourable positions for future attacks towards Šipovo and Jajce, while tying down part of the VRS 2nd Krajina Corps.
