Sentence examples for in favor of executing from inspiring English sources

If in the future public opinion evolves in favor of executing retarded people, states will likely adopt definitions of mental retardation that are more restrictive, encompassing fewer and fewer defendants.

Both the prosecutors and Mr. Mohamed's lawyers are sure to be poring over the detailed verdict form filled out by the 12 jurors, who could not reach a unanimous decision in favor of executing Mr. al-'Owhali.

A friend and member of United Methodist, Dr. Phil Brewer, said he came away from a recent meeting with Dr. Petit with the impression that his friend "was strongly in favor of executing these guys, once they were found guilty".

"To turn public opinion in favor of executing Tookie Williams was not just weird — Tookie simply minded his own business — it was wrong," the former warden Daniel Vasquez told me.

Nevertheless, strong evidence was produced in favor of the usefulness of executing an exploration campaign that did not follow the conventional exploration model.

But a spokesman told me on Friday, "He is in favor of a ban on executing the mentally retarded".

If Scalia were still alive, there's little doubt his vote would have tipped the balance in favor of Alabama and Madison would have been executed.

"We'd be strongly in favor of a mandate given by the U.N. Security Council and executed by NATO, plus some others," Mr. Fischer said.

In 1936, Rutherford rejected the belief that Jesus had been executed on a Roman cross, in favor of an upright stake or "tree".

Vietnam hasn't executed anyone since its leaders voted in favor of lethal injection because the European Union refuses to export the drugs that would be used for executions.

But if it is executed professionally, it can tip the odds in favor of making a good decision, and those odds are what our life is all about.