Sentence examples for pulled in favour of from inspiring English sources

When Manning threw his fourth interception early in the third quarter, he was pulled in favour of back-up Brock Osweiler, who could not prevent a 29-13 loss.

Mason has been playing very well and was terrific Tuesday, outlasting Rangers' starter Henrik Lundqvist (he was pulled in favour of Cam Talbot), and earning a chant from the crowd late in the game.

With the Canucks down 6 1, Luongo was pulled in favour of Schneider in the third period.

After he was pulled in favour of Schneider during Games 4 and 5 – having allowed six and four goals, respectively – Luongo started Game 6 on the bench.

McLean was chosen to start in the opening series against the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche, but was pulled in favour of Hirsch during Game 1 after allowing three goals on 12 shots.

Never the greatest rapper himself, he's pulled in favours from several of the stars whose careers he kickstarted.

There, in a tactical dodge, the DUP have pulled out in favour of Sylvia Hermon, the hitherto fanatically pro-agreement but also Tory-phobic Ulster Unionist MP for the seat.

Demands were made that the mission pull out in favour of UN intervention.

In terms of accommodation, it's often a matter of pulling in favours; this year, says Green, Fat White Family will stay with "a guy with a big ranch house that lets bands sleep all over it, on the couch, on the floor – for $50 a head for the whole festival".

All of this is done completely voluntarily, without a budget, pulling in favours from friends.

A first attempt to list AIA was pulled in March in favour of an outright sale to Prudential, a British insurer.