Sentence examples for stands favourable from inspiring English sources

His quarter-final triumph over Marin Cilic in three hours and 18 minutes stands favourable comparison not only with his epic defeat by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 final but his near-perfect win over Andy Murray in the semi-final last year.

These stands also represent favourable growing environments of aspen.

He tried to keep up the suggestion that he was spoiling for a fight by saying the European elections may lead to a Tory meltdown in May, prompting further byelections that will give him a chance to stand in more favourable territory.

On favourable sites, the stands are made up of tall trees ('cathedral mopane'), but when the soil conditions are less favourable, the vegetation is referred as to 'mopane shrub' (Palgrave 2002).

The results are not favourable when you stand the great communicator next to Mr Malaprop.

You stand a good chance of a favourable response.

Her stand will be seen in a favourable light by those critics of Court astounded by her insensitivity on a subject that is regularly an issue in women's tennis.

Instead investors should stand up to managers, negotiate more favourable terms and put their money into smaller funds, which tend to perform better.Mr Lack points out that large institutional investors always like to invest in bigger hedge funds.

The expected increase in temperature during the 21st century will be most stressful for cold-adapted and stenothermic mountain species, forcing them to migrate upwards, and eventually to concentrate into either large areas with favourable climates (refugia) or small stands under locally favourable microclimates (microrefugia).

Firms granting share options to employees stand accused of picking dates with particularly favourable prices.

He still had time to do his homework before exploiting a narrow strip of favourable ground when making a beeline for the stands' rail from the highest draw in stall 12 in the Queen Margaret Stakes on Mixed Blessing to give trainer Alan Jarvis a second win in the race for owner Christopher Shankland, also successful with River Belle two years ago.