Sentence examples for making in favour from inspiring English sources

It was to France and, in particular, to Richelieu that he owed the cardinal's hat bestowed upon him by the Pope on Dec. 16, 1641, though Urban VIII had himself been favourably impressed by the efforts his former subject was making in favour of the general peace.

In 1979 the federal minister responsible for Yukon instructed the commissioner to withdraw from executive decision making in favour of the elected leader of the majority in the legislature (which was by then called the Legislative Assembly).

MANY of the arguments made in favour of austerity, circa 2010, no longer look particularly compelling.

She also praises the speech Lord Jenkin made in favour of the bill.

This came after the most dubious decision of the deal was made in favour of BAE Systems.

Within 60 years after the Glorious Revolution, five attempts at restoration were made in favour of the exiled Stuarts.

As many a philosopher has noted, the strongest points to be made in favour of a free political contest are negative.

There are strong economic arguments to be made in favour of reform, she points out, and the business lobby is keen.

Following this, Residence Orders were made in favour of the father of the younger child and the grandmother of the older child.

But Europe's social dimension is surely among the many arguments to be made in favour of reversing the referendum result.

Attempts to mediate the disagreement failed, but, after skirmishes broke out in the vicinity in 2011, Cambodia appealed to the International Court of Justice at The Hague to confirm a 1962 ruling that body had made in favour of Cambodia.