Sentence examples for won the favour from inspiring English sources
Vespasian ingratiated himself with the ruling emperor, Caligula (Gaius Caesar); and in the next reign, that of Claudius, he won the favour of the powerful freedman Narcissus.
By ditching robes and a chest-length beard for Western suits, and swapping tanks for trade, he also won the favour of donors.
Antigonus, the son of Aristobulus and therefore a legitimate Hasmonean, won the favour of the Parthians and was established by them as king and high priest of Jerusalem.
He spent most of the next two years in England, where he won the favour of Charles's brother James, Duke of York.
There's also Michelle MacLaren, who helmed episodes in seasons three and four as well as much of Breaking Bad, who has won the favour of the multiplex gods.
His opera Pipaji, completed about 1367, won the favour of the founding Ming emperor and enjoyed sufficient popularity to restore the nanxi form to national stature.
How to win the favour of swing voters without alienating your grassroots?
He has the populist's art of winning the favour of the majority by picking on vulnerable minorities.
In 1699 he was admitted to the French Royal Academy, and he succeeded in winning the favour of Louis XIV.
On Malta, Caravaggio painted a number of pictures to win the favour of senior figures in the order.
Winning the favour of the plantation manager, he became a livestock handler, healer, coachman, and finally steward.
