Sentence examples for granting of favours from inspiring English sources

It has nothing to do with the granting of favours – or even concessions – by a white majority.

One limitation on any charge of bribery is that some element of "corrupt purpose" must be implied or proved, which means that in the absence of a complete statutory prohibition on the granting of favours to a public official, a gift is not a bribe unless there has been some intent to influence the official behaviour of the recipient.

Petition, written instrument directed to some individual, official, legislative body, or court in order to redress a grievance or to request the granting of a favour.

Such acts symbolise the granting of divine favour to the monarch within the relevant spiritual-religious paradigm of the country.

The report favours the granting of anonymity injunctions but not superinjunctions (other than in exceptional circumstances, for extremely limited periods of time).

Its counsel, Richard Gordon QC, said there was a strong prima facie case that the UKBA's decision was unlawful and the balance of convenience favoured the granting of a temporary injunction - given the impact of the decision on the university and its students.

According to state media reports, Guo was suspected of granting favours to an executive of a Chinese state-owned company in exchange for unspecified benefits.

See articleA former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, was cleared of several corruption charges but was found guilty of granting favours to a business friend when he was a minister.

Moore has exploited this unique access with thoroughness and skill; but a sense of the British establishment granting favours to one of its own hangs over this book, and is never quite dispelled.

Reviewing the book for the Guardian, Andy Beckett wrote: "Moore has exploited [his] unique access with thoroughness and skill; but a sense of the British establishment granting favours to one of its own hangs over this book, and is never quite dispelled".

The Bishop also ordered proper accounts to be kept and forbade the abbot from granting favours without the permission of both the Bishop and the Canons.