Yet, although even the IMF is crying out for the classic Keynesian boost to infrastructure spending, there is precious little sign of a favourable response from policymakers, especially in the beleaguered eurozone.
The geostrategic setting in the Middle East is once again favourable to an Iranian-Israeli rapprochement, whether overt or sub rosa.
During an event at City Hall he said: "We are very sure that there is a favourable and a fair outcome for the tenants who, I agree, had the shock of seeing their rents potentially go up, and what I want to achieve is the sale of that estate to a social landlord".
"If following the election doubts emerge about the new government and society's will to implement the programme, the current favourable prospects will reverse," he said.
It was obviously a distant dream, but I knew then that's what I wanted to do.' Henman, embarking on his eighth attempt at the men's title this week, does not always receive a favourable press, particularly when he submits himself to interviews by general feature writers.
The ratio of tips to wins is expected to be favourable for this hard-hitting romance between a charity shop worker and a troubled alcoholic.
Cameron is facing calls from Tory MPs to balance the powers for Holyrood by denying Scottish MPs the right to vote on English-only matters at Westminster and to reform the favourable funding arrangements for Scotland in the Barnett formula.
In retrospect, it is obvious that post-war circumstances were uniquely favourable to Christian Democracy.
While Monkey is sure the honourable member was mostly concerned with the safety of Littlewoods employee pensions and the tax takings at HMRC, it seems unlikely any follow-up to The Four Streets will be getting especially favourable reviews in the Telegraph.
Excessive focus on the deficit will force the political debate on to terms that are most favourable to the Tories.
A British embassy official wrote: "The balance of the programme should be 60 to 75% favourable to the new regime".
