Sentence examples for first favour from inspiring English sources

We have an exceptionally fine pea souper here in the capital this morning, but I'll do you the first favour of the day by desisting from gratutious fog metaphors.

The first favour Darling may have done is to stop us being obsessed by the daily drip-feed of bad news indicators and instead resign ourselves to the reality – that of a tough few years.

Then do not, Stranger, deny us the first favour which we ask of you: I am sure that you will not, and therefore I shall only beg of you to say whether you like and are accustomed to make a long oration on a subject which you want to explain to another, or to proceed by the method of question and answer.

On the other hand, platelets are active players in pathogen clearance, leading to the possibility that a low platelet count and platelet function alteration may first favour infection.

The first favours the Brics; the second the G7.

The first, favoured by lawful drug dispensers, is that we are reluctant to recognise brain diseases.

Throughout the 15th century the Fieschi continued their factional involvement, first favouring, then opposing the Sforza of Milan.

The first, favoured by the US, was the law of the high seas, whereby vessels are registered at a port of origin but the oceans themselves are international and free.

The concept of a Northeast Passage was at first favoured by the English: it was thought that, although its entry was in high latitudes, it "turning itself, trendeth towards the southeast…and stretcheth directly to Cathay".

The first favours the positive strand (coding) of the transcript.

Less than a third favour a "black-yellow" partnership of the CDU and the FDP.