Sentence examples for was favoured over from inspiring English sources

The man who said "no" but did God's will was favoured over his brother, who said and did the opposite, and so on.

Interestingly, Col/EBF heterodimer formation was favoured over homodimer formation (Fig. 3B,C and data not shown).

Wallace and Nash opposed Ashley's loan deal and had little option but to leave when it was favoured over an offer from the Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy.

It wants to know why Newcastle was favoured over Knowsley, and says the proposed merger offers "no practical possibility of sharing high-quality staff between the widely separated sites".

A society "which emphasises the social and collective provision of welfare" was favoured over one "where the individual is encouraged to look after himself" by a wider margin still: 54% to 40%.

His debut, 1959's The 400 Blows, had won him the award for best director at Cannes and, alongside the films of fellow Nouvelle Vague directors Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Demy, introduced a new style in which naturalism was favoured over theatricality and the director became sole author of his or her creation.

Species and stocks that leave natal streams earlier may be favoured over later-migrating fish.

Dramas tend to be favoured over comedies.

Minority Tutsis are favoured over majority Hutus.

Rugby is favoured over football for the same reason.

Regional reps are favoured over touring, flagship companies doing traditional work over innovators.