Sentence examples for favoured first from inspiring English sources

Asked if he preferred to paint landscapes, portraits or still life he favoured first, "A portrait if I can find a sitter who will go on for twenty sittings.

In the combined mitochondrial and nuclear data set, four partitions were favoured (first + second codon positions of cox1 and cob, third codon positions of cox1 and cob, rrnL and Histone H3A as separate partitions), whereas two partitions were selected in the case of cox1-only data sets (first + second vs third codon positions).

For Cadence, Harris's favoured first grandchild, the summers are blissful, especially when she falls in love.

Ideologically moderate, he supported federal governmental responsibility in regulating commerce and favoured First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Last year, just under 50% turned out to give their verdict on PR; though 91% of those who voted favoured first-past-the-post, their wishes could not be met.

In this phase III trial, the overall survival and toxicity profile favoured first-line O (FOLFOX4) over the I combination (IFL).

However, his angle of the seam towards third slip seemed excessive (and abnormal for him) compared to the Kiwis and most swing bowlers who favour first slip to slip and a half.

†Positive point estimate favours first listed condition.

Other recent polls have been a lot closer.The state's quirks can favour second- or third-place contenders.

Mr Straw favours first-past-the-post, although he accepts the case for a referendum to give it legitimacy.

In the analysis adjusted for baseline HDRS score, the difference was favouring third-wave cognitive therapy (p=0.039).