Sentence examples for principles in favour of from inspiring English sources

His socially conservative AKP party has been accused of attempting to erode Turkey's secular principles in favour of Islamism and limiting civil liberties, as well as practicing media censorship and blocking Twitter.

Objective of this paper is to investigate distorted incentives that stem from loopholes in the market design which BRPs can use to undermine electricity balancing principles in favour of gaming opportunities between the domestic imbalance energy pricing and international wholesale markets.

Its willingness to disregard aid effectiveness principles in favour of its hierarchical 'business as usual' approach to development, poses some real concerns for the Platform.

Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards said in principle his party was "in favour" of English votes for English laws.

This means that the Lib Dems are in principle in favour of some sort of surplus rule.

He said that he was in principle in favour of selling the naming rights to London underground stations to firms willing to pay for the privilege.

Industry sources say that the energy regulator, Ofgem, is in principle in favour of the move, which would wipe out one of the central planks in the privatisation of the energy markets: allowing companies to independently set electricity prices.

He is seen as a master of backroom politics who is willing to sacrifice policy principle in favour of pragmatic politicking that improves the position of the party as a whole.

The smaller teams think it is unfair and the big boys are – in principle – in favour of them receiving more, as long as it does not come out of their share.

On the BBC Chris Leslie, the shadow chief secretary, said Labour was in in principle in favour of a cap, but he stressed that the party would need to see exactly what the government was proposing before it could decide whether to support it.

Bellona decided many years ago that it was in principle in favour of CCS.