Sentence examples for unfavourable legislation from inspiring English sources

Among Fortune 100 companies, the ten that lobbied most in 2010 paid an average effective tax rate of 17%; the 80 that lobbied least paid an average of 26%.Lobbying might also be needed to head off unfavourable legislation pushed by political pressure groups.

Mr Morgan's law firm could benefit from having Mr Crist in the governor's office, with veto power over legislation unfavourable to trial lawyers.

People would be entitled to seek a judicial review in response to an unfavourable decision, but the legislation is yet to be released.

An unfavourable polling result, perhaps.

Unfavourable stories invite libel suits.

Questions abounded, generally with unfavourable instinctive responses.

Iceland is facing some unfavourable comparisons.

Public reaction to the reforms was unfavourable.

Gabonese officials ditched an unfavourable resource deal.

But these do not look unfavourable.

The national press gave the bill an unfavourable response.