In-favor-of Sentence Examples

Other changes took place in that year, all of them in favor of France.

A commission of inquiry reported in favor of private management.

I 'm all in favor of sponsored events being actually useful.

All parties, however, were agreed in favor of war against Austria, for which the peoples forced their unwilling rulers to prepare.

We welcome this change in favor of good animal husbandry.

The railway redemption contracts were in fact immediately voted by parliament, with a clause pledging the government to legislate in favor of farming out the railways to private companies.

He began by making use of the necessity of resisting Monmouth to increase his army, under the pretext of the danger of a repetition of the late rebellion; and ir, the regiments thus levied he appointed many Roman Catholic officers who had refused to comply with the Test Act., Rather than submit to the gentlest remonstrance, he prorogued parliament, and proceeded to obtain from the court of kings bench a judgment in favor of his right to dispense with all penalties due by law, in the same way that his grandfather had appealed to the judges in the matter of the post-nati.

The policy of the government is to maintain the small proprietors, and to do nothing tending to oust the native in favor of European landowners.

Agreeably to the Persian custom, asserted by his predecessors, of nominating the heir-apparent from the sons of the sovereign without restriction to seniority, he had passed over the eldest, Mahommed Ali, in favor of a junior, Abbas; but, as the nominee died in the lifetime of his father, the old king had proclaimed Mahommed Mirza, the son of Abbas, and his own grandson, to be his successor.

After the generals arrival the march upon Borazjan and the engagement at Khushabtwo places on the road to Shirazand the operations at Muhamiah and the Karun River decided the campaign in favor of England.

Early in 1909, indeed, a Russian force of 2600 men was sent to watch events near Tabriz, and if necessary to intervene in favor of the Nationalists who held the town, and had for some months been besieged by the shahs troops.

When next there was rebellion in that quarter it was in favor of a Wessex prince, not of a Danish adventurer, and had no sinister national significance.

Such was Englands, fate till 1153, when Matilda had retired from the strife in favor of her son, Henry of Anjou, and Stephen was grown an old man, and had just lost his heir, Eustace, to whom he had desired to pass on the crown.

The fortune of war at first turned in favor of the English king.

The fortune of war in- batons dined at first in favor of the royalists, who captured wan Northampton and Nottingham.

This theory of affinity had beenwell known in the 12th century, an.d had been urged in favor of King John when he was contending with his nephew Arthur.

Despite all this, there was still, when the wars began, a very strong feeling in favor of compromise and moderation.

All that can be said in favor of the Yorkists is that they restored a certain measure of national prosperity, and that their leaders had one redeeming virtue in their addiction to literature.

They were conservative demonstrations in favor of a restoration of the old order bl means of a change of ministry, but not a change of dynasty.

The case was argued in the court of exchequer, and was there decided in favor of the crown.

The Grand Alliance became, as William would have wished, a league to wrest the whole of the Spanish dominions from Queen Philip, in favor of the Austrian archduke Charles.

The movement in favor of economy was necessarily also a movement in favor of peace; and when the surrenderof Yorktown was known (1782), Lord North at once resigned office.

The Irish parliament took umbrage at the superiority claimed by England, and threw out the measure as an insult, though, even as it stood, it was undeniably in favor of Ireland.

Fyshe Palmer for circulating an address from a society of the friends of liberty to their fellow-citizens in favor of a reform of the House of Commons.

It had given the undertaking demanded by the king; those of its members who, like Canning, were in favor of Catholic emancipation, arguing that, in view of greater and more pressing questions, it was useless to insist in a matter which could never be settled so long as the old king lived.

Another meeting was accordingly summoned for the undoubtedly legal purpose of petitioning parliament in favor of reform.

The Manchester Massacre gave an immense impetus to the movement in favor of reform.

The Liberal party generally in the House of Commons was in favor of such a modification of the oaths as would enable the Jews so elected to take their seats.

The distress which resulted naturally created a strong feeling in favor of intervention, which might terminate the war and open the Southern ports to British commerce; and the initial successes which the Confederates secured seemed to afford some justification for such a proceeding.

R011fl Several of its members were in favor of assimilating the borough franchise to that in force in municipal elections, and practically conferring a vote on every householder who had three years residence in the constituency.

By an overwhelming majority it threw its lot in favor of Gladstone; and Disraeli, without even venturing to meet parliament, took the unusual course of at once placing his resignation in the queens hands.

It was generally understood that H Lord Carnarvon, who had been made viceroy of ome Ireland, had been in communication with Parnell; that Lord Salisbury was aware of the interviews which had taken place; and it was whispered that Lord Carnarvon was in favor of granting some sort of administrative autonomy to Ireland.

The Unionist party in the country had, meanwhile, been recovering from the Tariff Reform divisions of 1903, and was once more solid under Mr Balfour in favor of its new and imperial policy; but the campaign against the House of Lords started by Mr Lloyd George and the Liberal leaders, who put in the forefront the necessity of obtaining statutory guarantees for the passing into law of measures deliberately adopted by the elected Chamber, resulted in the return of Mr Asquiths government to office at the election of January 1910.

Hence the sixty years of terror and confusion which came between Charlemagne and the death of Charles the Bald suppressed the direct authority of the king in favor of the nobles, and prepared the way for a second destruction of the monarchy at the hands of a stronger power (see FEUDALISM).

The retreat to France of Pope Alexander III., after he had been driven from Rome by the emperor Frederick in favor of the anti-pope Victor, revived Louiss moral prestige.

He demanded renunciation on Johns part, not of Anjou only, but of Poitou and Normandy of all his French-speaking possessions, in fact in favor of Arthur, who was supported by William des Roches, the most powerful lord of the region of the Loire.

His first proceedings had indeed given no We promise of the moderation and prudence afterwards to characterize him; he had succeeded in exasperating all parties; the officials of his father, the well-served, whom he dismissed in favor of inferiors like Jean Balue, Oliver le Daim and Tristan Lermite; the clergy, by abrogating the Pragmatic Sanction; the university of Paris, by his ill-treatment of it; and the nobles, whom he deprived of their hunting rights, among them being those whom Charles VII.

All those time-worn medieval institutions which no longer allowed free scope to private or public life were demolished by the legists in favor of the monarchy.

The diet of Regensburg, under the mediation of Maximilian of Bavaria, decided in favor of peace with France, and on the25th of December 1641 the preliminary settlement at Hamburg fixed the opening of negotiations to take place at Munster and Osnabruck.

This collective administration, designed to cripple the action of the regent, encountered a twofold opposition from the nobles and the parlement; but on the 2nd of September 1715 the emancipated parlement set aside the will in favor of the duke of Orleans, who thus together with the title of regent had all the real power.

But though the heads of the goyernment wanted to put an end to the Revolution they had no thought of restoring the monarchy in favor of the Comte de Provence, who had taken the title of Louis XVIII.

On the night of the I9th Brumaire a mere ghost of an Assembly abolished the constitution of the year III., ordained The Con- the provisionary Consulate, and legalized the coup sulaje, detat in favor of Bonaparte.

When France and other European nations abandoned free trade for protection towards 1890, a strong movement set in in Spain in favor of protection.

The judges finally decided in favor of Ferdinand, on the ground that his mother, Eleanor, was the daughter of Peter IV., and that though a woman could not reign as a proprietary queen in Aragon, she could convey the right to her husband or transmit it to her son.

A raging mob surrounded the palace, clamouring for Godoys head; and the favorites life was only saved by Charles TVs announcement of his abdication in favor of Ferdinand (March 17).

A constituent Cortes was assembled in 1869, and decided in favor of a monarchy.

He elected to trust to diplomacy; and Spain made out such a good case for arbitration, on the ground of her ancient rights of discovery and early colonization, that the German emperor, who had no desire to imperil the dynasty and monarchy in Spain, agreed to submit the whole affair to the pope, who gave judgment in favor of Spain.

Sagasta derived much benefit from the divisions which made democracy powerless; and he Was able to cope with Carlism chiefly because the efforts of the pretender himself abroad, and of his partisans in Spain, were first restrained and then decisively paralysed by the influence of foreign courts and governments, above all by the direct interference of the Vatican in favor of the Spanish regency and of the successor of Alphonso XII.

In 1886, in the first parliament of the regeiicy, Cuban autonomist deputies divided the house on a motion in favor of home rule and of an extension of the franchise in Cuba.

The latter at the last moment recorded their votes in favor of the Abarzuza Bill when they perceived that a strange sort of eleventh-hour presentiment was about to make all the Spanish parties vote this insufficient reform.

These protests were overruled by the majority of the ministers, who invoked dynastic and monarchical considerations in favor of a desperate stand, however hopeless, in defence of the last remnants of the colonial empire of Spain.

The drastic measures taken by the government against the National Union of Taxpayers, and against the newspapers which assisted it in advocating resistance to taxation until sweeping and proper retrenchment had been effected in the national expenditure, checked this campaign in favor of reform and retrenchment for a while.

He abdicated under pres i sure in 1808 in favor of his son Ferdinand, and then re signed his rights to Napoleon.

At the present day Gallego, which is simply Portuguese variously modified and with a development in some respects arrested, is much less important than Catalan, not only because the Spaniards who speak it (i,8oo,ooo) are fewer than the Catalans (3,500,000), but also because, its literary culture having been early abandoned in favor of Castilian, it fell into the vegetative condition of a provincial patois.

He'd never forget his single run-in with one of the Others, a group of Watchers working to destroy the mortal world in favor of an immortal one.

The concept was abandoned in favor of the claim to a diverse society.

Are you willing to abdicate control in favor of a defined group esthetic?

The King decided to abdicate in favor of his son.

He agreed to abdicate and retire in favor of the next in line for the throne.

He abdicated the Portuguese crown in favor of his seven year old daughter, Maria da Glória of Portugal.

On 11th December 1936 the King abdicated in favor of his brother, the Duke of York, who became George VI.

He's looking for belligerent countries to take action in favor of peace.

The plan was biased in favor of small parties.

He was a conscientious historian with a standard biased in favor of maintenance of the status quo.

There was no exercise of discretion in favor of the registered proprietor.

Now we're campaigning for trade justice, with new rules weighted in favor of the poor.

Asked about tax policy, George was only able to mouth platitudes about being in principle in favor of low taxes.

The majority of staff voted in favor of the proposal while there was one against and a few abstentions.

The Cape Dutch all through 1901 and the first part of 1902 conducted a strong agitation in favor of the former republics.

Even the independent assessor Mr Hill was in favor of the regime at High Oaks.

Although not in favor of forced assimilation, most people clearly want immigrant communities to become integrated into the wider society.

There are two general arguments in favor of trying to make learners autonomous.

This was abandoned in favor of a new arrangement of a very large porch, or narthex, with the circular baptistery.

There is also correspondence, etc, relating to calling the barony out of abeyance again in favor of Una Mary Ross, 1943.

For this reason I am in favor of supporting the research, however we cannot say that biotech can solve world hunger.

The argument in favor of removing the cervix pre-dates cervical smears.

A debtor who is not insolvent may also execute a deed in favor of his/her creditors generally.

Internal transfer A pension sharing order will create a pension debit against the scheme member in favor of the spouses pension rights.

This argument in favor of regional processing, while appealing in its simplicity, is highly deceptive.

Our space suddenly became defensible, criminals flourished as opportunities became more lucrative and the laws changed in favor of civil liberties.

It requires deference to authority and acceptance of fixed ideas, whereas science requires authority to be continually overthrown in favor of better ideas.

The conference showed defiance by voting in favor of linking the basic pensions with average earnings.

Meta Group recently predicted the demise of desktop PCs over the coming few years, in favor of portable computers.

Each argument that you can propose in favor of budgeting is systematically demolished by this book.

Since 1997 there has been a dramatic shift in public opinion in favor of welsh devolution.

The honorable Member for Birmingham had made a very dexterous speech, a skillful evolution in favor of the middle classes.

I have already announced our intention to widen differentials on Vehicle Excise Duty in favor of greener vehicles, in a revenue neutral manner.

Opinion polls over many years have shown a persistent public distaste for giving up the pound in favor of the euro.

The role of memory is also downplayed in favor of the internalization of language rules which may not be explicitly explained.

Looks at a scheme in Angola which largely eschews air-conditioning in favor of a more natural solution.

If the trust is in favor of the surviving spouse, the spouse exemption will still apply.

Victory in the Philippines - the court has ruled in favor of bikes using expressways.

Of 2,000 people surveyed, 53% were also in favor of random roadside testing of drivers ' eyesight.

Another point in favor of such a combination is that it is a prerequisite for the introduction of dedicated fast lanes.

The weakest point in favor of the loose federation at the constitutional ' negotiation ' was therefore economic.

I don't care a fig about whether you pronounce in favor of this or that book, film or record.

The ruling The House of Lords ruled in favor of the retained firefighters.

The pay gap has widened in favor of the public sector worker by almost £ 1 an hour.

A vast amount of stuffy and sentimental humbug has been uttered in favor of the Gospel of Work.

He later abandoned hypnotism in favor of free association and dream analysis in developing what is now known as " the talking cure.

Amendments introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002 sought to redress the perceived imbalance in favor of the bankrupt.

From this material he builds up an apparently impregnable argument in favor of the revived eastern cult.

We banned them here years ago in favor of the loop leash.

Notwithstanding the joint liquidator 's views, I find in favor of DTI in all these respects.

More like out of the loop It was a bold move shunning celeb mag fodder in favor of news.

To say that you were in favor of workers ' sanctions was to support militarism.

Pressure from America and Europe will also militate in favor of a settlement.

One of the huge ironies of the web is that the economic incentives actually militate in favor of the monkeys.

Zoroaster, whose aim was to promote monotheism, apparently omitted these gods from the Gathas in favor of Ahuramazda.

But Leo rejects that director's nihilism in favor of some idea of redemption through words.

So, public policy is in favor of arranging circumstances so that letters of negotiation shall remain strictly entre nous.

The mainstream might have abandoned Lynch in favor of other oddballs du jour, but he still has something to say.

They purposely excluded people who approach art in part for pleasure and edification in favor of social one-upmanship and an ever-narrowing, in-crowd elite.

Unfortunately it is all too often overruled in favor of departments which push specific interests.

There was no electoral pact between the parties in favor of the Executive.

It is common for a pitcher to pitch for several innings and then be removed in favor of a relief pitcher.

In practice does the land-use planning system still embody a presumption in favor of development?

There is a general presumption in favor of disclosure.

They will abandon all pretense of benign assistance in favor of a more oppressive approach.

He spoke out in favor of building the largest primate research center in Europe at the Cambridge primate lab inquiry in 2002/03.

The court found in favor of the plaintiffs, and the NCAA immediately rescinded the rule.

The Claimants ' suit was therefore time-barred and summary judgment was entered in favor of the defendant shipowners.

For one thing, the 9-5 working day would be scrapped in favor of a four-day week complete with midday office siestas!

But the plan to murder silva was shelved, in favor of eliminating Cardoso first.

We found that a monopoly situation exists in favor of the PRS.

He did all he could to discredit the work of a Duma heavily slanted in favor of the left.

I think you should exercise some care before asserting that David Cameron is ' clearly in favor of the odd spliff ' !

Similar brown stoneware bowls were in fashion at the end of the 19th century, being phased out in favor of white bowls.

Swap spreads are widening in favor of the UK, " said Naeem Wahid, currency strategist at HBOS Treasury Services.

Its goal was to collect signatures in favor of a Charter demanding universal suffrage.

It became largely theologians who argued in favor of the actual infinite.

Significantly, a number of Labor backbenchers were in favor of scrapping the tolls on both bridges, against Executive policy.

Gone were the flowing tresses in favor of a neat, short cut.

In 1730 Victor Amadeus abdicated in favor of his son Charles Emmanuel III.

Side by side with the Mazzinian propaganda in favor of a united Italian republic, which manifested itself in secret societies, plots and insurrections, there was another Liberal movement based on the education of opinion and on economic development.

Foiled by the dictators stubbornness, Cavour had once more to take to underhand methods; and, while continuing futile negotiations with King Francis, sent his agents into Naples to stir up disaffection and create a sentiment in favor of national unity strong enough, in any event, to force Garibaldis hand.

Prudence, moreover, counselled avoidance of all action likely to serve the predominant anti-Italian party in France as a pretext for violent intervention in favor of the pope.

Bismarck nevertheless continued his press campaign in favor of the temporal power until, reassured by Gambettas decision to send Roustan back to Tunis to complete as minister the anti-Italian programme begun as consul, he finally instructed his organs to emphasize the common interests of Germany and Italy on the occasion of the opening of the St Gothard tunnel.

Financial considerations, lack of proper transports for an expeditionary corps, fear of displeasing France, dislike of a policy of adventure, misplaced deference towards the ambassadorial conference in Constantinople, and unwillingness to thwart the current of Italian sentiment in favor of the Egyptian nationalists, were the chief motives of the Italian refusal which had the effect of somewhat estranging Great Britain anc Italy.

Conciliation with Italy would expose the pope and his Italian entourage to suspicion of being unduly subject to Italian political influence of being, in a word, more Italian than Catholic. Such a suspicion would inevitably lead to a movement in favor of the internationalization of the curia and of the papacy.

Possibly an adroit repetition in favor of Mangashh and against Menelek of the policy formerly followed in favor of Menelek against the negus John might have consolidated Italian influence in Abyssinia by preventing the ascendancy of any single chieftain.

In the same year a similar enactment was passed in Saxony, and the subject is a favourite one with antiSemites, who have enlisted on their side some scientific authorities, though the bulk of expert opinion is in favor of Shehitah (see Dembo, Das Schlachten,1894).

Then with his strong face aglow in their feeble light, he made a speech in favor of a law to help poor fishermen.

Rarely in history has a government wrested away a functioning, privately funded solution in favor of a government entitlement.

The Communist system eschewed political liberties in favor of economic ones.

While inequalities still exist around the world for women, the tide of history is flowing inexorably in favor of women's rights.

After all, public opinion may just as easily be stirred up in favor of war as against it.

This view was very general in the upper army circles and found support also in Petersburg and from the chancellor, Rumyantsev, who, for other reasons of state, was in favor of peace.

Kaiser Karl who assumed the supreme command pursued policies in favor of peace.

Nor do I have to rehearse the arguments in favor of liberalization.

Creative subjects such as art, geography and music were relegated in favor of English, maths and science, he said.

Yes, the next of kin can relinquish in favor of you providing that there are no objections from other surviving relatives.

Frederick repents and shoots himself, leaving Rose his fortune, this she renounces in favor of Arthur.

The TPP process has however, been rescinded in favor of Local Transport Plans.

The losses suffered during the Boxer Rebellion affected Taylor 's health and he resigned officially in favor of D E Hoste in 1903.

Cases that have arisen before the Equal Rights Committee have generally been resolved in favor of the students.

Most respondents were in favor of applying a flat rate deduction.

However, it is later scrapped in favor of the A4000.

I bypassed appealing to conscience in favor of pointing out various self-serving reasons to take organics seriously.

There are no arguments in favor of the sell-off of a significant part of the air traffic control system.

Well, almost; PUT will have been shunned in favor of POST, which all Web browsers actually contain support for.

Has the Beijing agenda been sidelined in favor of the MDGs?

For one thing, the 9-5 working day would be scrapped in favor of a four-day week complete with midday office siestas !

But the plan to murder Silva was shelved, in favor of eliminating Cardoso first.

Usually movies about folks dying are skewed in favor of the people not doing any of the dying.

Probably, the funding would have been stacked in favor of the yes campaign.

Swap spreads are widening in favor of the UK, said Naeem Wahid, currency strategist at HBOS Treasury Services.

Ministers have swept aside concepts of clinical priority in favor of their own insatiable PR agenda.

This idea developed in favor of an international synod of Reformed churches, chiefly through James 's and Maurice 's intervention.

The Green Paper ignores the way in which planning legislation is tilted in favor of the developer.

This term was unbalanced in favor of the supplier, the consumer not having a reciprocal right.

Budget reform must reduce wasteful expenditure in favor of a rigorous selection of priorities.

Our current proposals sound like tearing down the whole funding system in favor of some whiz-bang voucher thing.

Now I find that this support will be withdrawn in favor of Blackboard.

Discarding your original product in favor of one that gains customer traction may sound like a relatively simple objective, but all sorts of obstacles can impede your progress.

You can view a list of potential allergens at BabyCenter.com, but if an infant seems to be responding poorly to breastfeeding, this is not something a parent should ignore in favor of the alleged health perks of nursing.

Yet even the most educated amongst us might consider tossing out those rules in favor of a name that is spelled or pronounced strangely.

That said, I tend to lean in favor of your fiancee's vet.

For these reasons, clay is sometimes pushed aside in favor of silica litters.

Your cat may have his own preferences and reject certain brands in favor of others.

Some pet owners are shunning commercially prepared cat foods in favor of a more holistic approach to feline nutrition.

The overwhelming factor in favor of dry foods is the convenience of feeding your pet.

This is extremely important because the world of commercial cat food is not necessarily in favor of your cat's overall health.

Even when a law suit is settled or a judgment handed down in favor of the plaintiff, it can still take time before the lawyer collects any money for his or or her hard work.

Low interest rates-not impossibly low, but reasonable-should probably be pursued first, in favor of special promotional rates, in most cases.

The Appeal Court found in favor of the wife.

Think of them as bunk beds with benefits -- one of which is the option to lose the bottom bed in favor of a more functional accessory, like shelves or a desk.

Certainly, applying a sweetly scented eye mask filled with lavender blossoms is pleasant and safe unless you eschew traditional medicine for a serious condition in favor of aromatherapy.

Country style design eschews the formal, drawing room style of classic design in favor of a comfortable, lived-in look.

Minimalist houses seek to eliminate clutter and decoration in favor of a functional, elegant space.

He also turned away from curved lines in favor of straight lines and rectangular designs with an emphasis on vertical lines.

A girl who might love princesses at the age of eight or nine might not be so in favor of having a princess duvet, princess curtains, and princess pillowcases at the age of 15.

Still, I thought retiring my Lash Envy for two weeks in favor of the Cover Girl mascara was enough time to give it a fair shot.

Are you thinking of skipping the meaty entrée in favor of a vegetarian dish?

Nor does it mean that you need to give up your rocker chic look in favor of colored bindis.

Educators are not always in favor of school rankings because they believe it only goes to show how public schools are below average in educating students.

Guys going to a medieval prom might want to forget the traditional tuxedo in favor of a medieval inspired costume.

By the time summer rolls around, you’re ready to ditch those heavy sweaters and boots in favor of the hottest tween summer fashions.

If your teen is foregoing college in favor of a job or will be living at home, having her own computer would still be a huge benefit.

If you currently consume cooked meat, try swapping out a serving of meat per day in favor of legumes, nuts, and seeds.

When helpful bacteria colonies die-off in favor of harmful bacteria, the condition is called intestinal dysbiosis.

Many people like to avoid processed and frozen vegetarian protein products in favor of whole, natural, or organic foods.

Even if the bride decides against a tiara in favor of something else, a small tiara can complement the appearance of the flower girl.

Colors have also evolved, saying goodbye to gaudy shades in favor of a huge color spectrum ranging from elegant browns to sophisticated fun pinks and fresh greens.

Now, even the shaped cakes are being pushed aside in favor of sculpted cakes.

Skip the traditional wedding shower games, like toilet papering the bride, in favor of something a little more unique.

Recently, heroin users have tended to turn away from injecting heroin in favor of smoking or snorting it, thinking that it is less addictive if ingested in these ways.

Favorite shops for easy bath purchasing like Target, Bed Bath and Beyond and IKEA have all been phasing out PVC vinyl in favor of the healthier PEVA.

Note the colors, style, and accessories already in use so that you can either match them up with a unique shower curtain or swap them out in favor of a complete new look.

Cate Blanchett ended up dropping out of the Methodist Ladies College in favor of travelling the world to get an education through life experiences in hopes that her travels would help her decide on a career.

He would repeatedly skip class and forgo doing homework in favor of sleeping for days on end and not doing much of anything.

Damon is in favor of halting this annoying mail, while trying to save trees at the same time.

Katherine Heigl isn't completely stepping away from showbiz in favor of being a stay-at-home mom.

What you'll want to look for is a consensus and in the case of Disney Magic, it seems quite clear that the majority is in favor of what Mickey Mouse and his friends have come up with.

In the decades that followed, striptease was rejected in favor of the direct appeal of already bare flesh.

After their father's defrocking and the divorce of their parents, the brothers abandoned the road in favor of Nashville where they succumbed to the forbidden allure of music and began collaborating with songwriter Angelo Petraglia.

If you're not going to be wearing a tuxedo very often, you might want to skip spending the $500-$600 in favor of renting the handful of times you'll need to dress up.

Those in favor of organic foods point to the nutritional benefits of consuming foods grown or produced without added chemicals and hormones.

Trends that usually work in favor of curvy women include wide-legged slacks, A-line skirts and dresses, empire tops, ruffles, chunky jewelry and wide belts.

Those in favor of grandparents of these rights argue that a positive relationship with a grandparent can only be of benefit to a child.

The frame looks so delicate, you barely notice it, especially in favor of the rose-colored lenses.

Not getting into the high impact sports in favor of more leisurely activities like fishing?

In most cases, you'll be better off skipping the polycarbonate lens repair in favor of just having your lenses replaced.

Unfortunately, this visual safety element is often neglected in favor of physical aesthetic characteristics such as style and color.

Oliver Peoples has the authentic pair, of course, and despite some reports that the 55 mm lens size was discontinued in favor of the 58 mm size, the only one listed is 55.

Many times, small family owned parks may be sold to housing developers or other corporations that opt to abandon the amusement park in favor of potentially more profitable projects.

Under Paramount, and later Viacom, who purchased Paramount, the Carolina-themed attractions were phased out in favor of television and movie themed rides and shows.

The concept of having several dedicated devices is starting to get thrown out the window in favor of unified "convergence" devices.

Indigo Prophecy foregoes a lot of buttons presses in favor of analog sticks.

Brawl also marks the debut of Zero Suit Samus, where she ditches her spacesuit in favor of an energy whip.

Wild Arms 4 completely scraps past staples in favor of exciting new gameplay elements that give this tired series some much needed new blood.

After all, an increasing number of people are getting rid of their iPods and other MP3 players in favor of a "convergence device" that combines the utility of a digital camera, a portable music player, a digital organizer, and a cell phone.

This is especially true for heavy users who may have given up a traditional landline altogether in favor of using a cell phone as their primary point of contact.

It's debatable how accurate these commercials are, as they are clearly biased in favor of promoting Verizon over AT&T, but there are several personal accounts of dropped calls and poor coverage from AT&T subscribers.

This has become an increasingly prevalent concern as more and more people abandon their landlines in favor of using mobile phones as their primary phones.

Later releases of the Droid Incredible by HTC swapped out the AMOLED screen in favor of Super LCD screens instead.

Vegetarians have a huge number of statistics in their favor when it comes to presenting persuasive arguments in favor of their eating habits.

As a result, the treatment of tic disorders has changed in the early 2000s in the direction of minimizing the use of medications in favor of a multidisciplinary approach.

In these cases, child protective services are fairly certain the courts will decide in favor of the adoptive placement, but this tentative situation imposes a potentially uncomfortable arrangement on the adoptive family and their household.

With the advent of digital video dance lessons on the web, as well as the plethora of dance DVDs available, the use of dance step illustrations as teaching tools has declined in favor of much more useful and clear teaching tools.

When she cut off some of her long locks in favor of a chin-length bob, her hair could go from red carpet glamour to an edgy, piecey look well-suited for more casual events.

On the other hand, some brands - such as Pantene hair products, remain at the higher end of the drugstore variety,and many consumers never feel it necessary to abandon their Pantene in favor of an Oscar Blandi bottle.

Whether you are debating over the amount or the intensity of your highlights, the most important aspect of this conundrum is to forgo updating your look in favor of recent trends and really focus on what your face needs to look its best.

Before shedding traditional looks in favor of punk hair, it is important to consider the possible problems of punk styles.

Rumor has it, she made a copycat move, following in the footsteps of her new best friend (another "something new"), Victoria Beckham, by chopping off her hair in favor of chin-length tresses.

The trend seems to be in favor of mixing brown and red to create a natural looking tone.

As the beauty market has become ever more specialized, however, the normal shampoo blend was largely discontinued in favor of specialty lines that focus on desirable hair characteristics.

If it means cutting off a few inches of your hair in favor of an easy style, then by all means, visit your stylist.

In fact, Gwyneth once followed a strict macrobiotic diet until the intensity of her cravings during her first pregnancy led her to abandon the regime in favor of a more moderate plan.

Once the "must have" swimsuit for guys of the '70s and early '80s, men seem to be shying away from scanty swimsuits in favor of full coverage board shorts.

In many cases, older men will want to avoid the classic speedo in favor of designs that offer more coverage and comfort.

Remember, carbohydrates are necessary for good health, so cutting them in favor of more protein will do you no favors in the long run.

In keeping with the times, the line eschews "cutesy" styles in favor of contemporary, clean lines that both moms and daughters can appreciate.

Anything more or less is not a good fabric blend and should be passed over in favor of a better shirt.

Here on Google images, Leah forgoes a bikini top in favor of a white, knotted shirt.

Later in the decade, she hung up the youthful apparel in favor of sexy, menswear-inspired suits and cone bras.

Fashion is fleeting, though, and before long the look was left behind in favor of trends that ruled the late '90s and early millennium.

They often discontinue scents that aren't selling well in favor of new fragrances that they feel will be more popular.

However, skip the traditional Christmas food in favor of summertime treats like ice cream, watermelon, popsicles, or fresh fruit.

And like you, they too begin to look for ways to end bad relationships in favor of something better.

Why would anyone want to forego meeting in person in favor of meeting online?

To add uniqueness to a mealtime proposal, consider forgoing dessert in favor of a "sweet surprise" in a more isolated place, or create an individualized ring box in the shape of a dessert treat.

The bags are also like by those who are in favor of using synthetic, rather than animal, materials for fashion purposes.

Later 2.55 models ditched the incredible fabric look of days past in favor of quilted exotic leathers such as ostrich and lambskin.

With so many men toting their computers to and from the workplace, not to mention assiduous students who now shun ballpoint pens in favor of keypads for lecture notes, the need for stylish laptop bags is continually increasing!

Your definition of cool may involve the departure from nylon models in favor of sleek black leather.

These stylish accessories forego trendy elements in favor of classic silhouettes, high-quality material and impeccable construction.

Horses tend to ignore the big picture in favor of going with the moment.

Men of this moon sign may have difficulty in relating to women or being "close", while the females may overlook their personal lives in favor of more ambitious goals.

It's not beyond Aquarians to ignore traditional social graces or societal norms in favor of doing what they feel like; this can ruffle a lot of feathers.

That is often the argument in favor of mandatory uniforms.

While there are a number valid arguments in favor of school uniforms, the issue of whether or not they should be required is not a clear-cut matter.

Parents in favor of school uniforms feel that purchasing uniforms is more cost-effective than having to buy an entire school year wardrobe.

Perhaps one of the biggest issues with buying HD DVD's is that some stores are completely discontinuing this format in favor of Blu-Ray.

Many HD DVD manufacturers, distributors and retail stores are discontinuing the HD DVD format in favor of Blu-Ray discs.

These laws work in favor of the consumer by allowing comparison shopping for the best contact lens discounts while simultaneously protecting the consumer's health.

If you've always dreamed of ditching corporate life in favor of a more flexible work arrangement, pursue the opportunity of a home business.

Save money and save the environment by avoiding expensive commercial cleaners in favor of natural alternatives.

The irony of the punk culture is that, despite its desire to fight against the homogenized "system" in favor of the individual, each punk generally ends up dressing in the same anti-uniform "uniform."

These heels were brought back onto the fashion scene in the early 2000s, but by 2005 they were already fading out in favor of stilettos and wedge heels.

Controversy often erupts on message boards during major cast changes, storyline shifts or when one pairing is ended in favor of another.

He, of course nixed his plans with Sharon to move to the United States, in favor of being present in his child's life.

Christina struggles with her pregnancy and more internal office politics, including a jealous Marc who is annoyed that he is passed over in favor of Betty.

Some claimed that ABC reconsidered ditching some its long-time veterans in favor of younger performers, while others speculated that Barr had a change of heart.

Today however, like most programming, "live" is a relative term, and soaps usually abandon the concept altogether in favor of precise and perfected film takes that are edited together to show you what you watch today.

Still, the bumps should be monitored in case they increase in size, and the ointment discontinued in favor of another product recommended by the artist.

Products and methods that were once regarded as acceptable aftercare have now been abandoned in favor of new procedures.

Piercing aftercare is an ever-changing process, and methods that were once accepted aftercare procedures have now been abandoned in favor of more appropriate methods.

Remember you can always eschew the name in favor of just a heart.

The company thrived for many years, but suffered during the 1970s, when the advent of quartz watches caused consumers to abandon fine Swiss watches in favor of convenient quartz.

If, for example, both sides' accountants come up with similar damages amounts for a case where a ruling is likely to be in favor of the plaintiff, that can be a strong incentive to settle.

By the end of the movie, any resemblance to actual cheerleading is gone in favor of "dance battles" and attitudes.

Skip complicated crafting techniques in favor of simple touches that add a lot of impact.

This stance also translates to the carbohydrates you are allowed to eat on this diet, where high-GI carbs such as sugars and highly processed foods are eschewed in favor of high-fiber vegetables, nuts and so on.

If you are concerned about ingesting too much cholesterol from eggs, skip the yolks in favor of egg whites only, which contain no cholesterol.

If you do restrict carbohydrates in favor of proteins, you may be at risk for nutritional deficiencies.

If you are at all concerned with the size of your carbon footprint, choosing to forego a high protein diet in favor of a more moderate plan is an easy way to reduce oil consumption.

Aerobic exercise helps tilt the balance in favor of the good kind, just as it helps manage the amount of fat circulating in the blood.

After all, if you can see that you lost five pounds last month and another three pounds so far this month, the temptation of blowing off the scheduled runs in favor of pizza and beer in front of the TV shrinks considerably.

One of the arguments in favor of liquid latex is that it comes off very easily and most people find it not to be painful.

Thus, many long time brief fans felt that they had no choice but to desert their favorite garment in favor of the more temperature-friendly boxer.

Dropping the juvenile moniker in favor of just Mark Wahlberg, he is now an Oscar nominated actor and has left his Funky Bunch days behind him.

Charges were brought against the cast for obscenity and desecration of the US flag - a case that was ultimately decided in favor of the musical by the US Supreme Court.

Well, she's chucked that folky pop songstress thing out in favor of hip hop sex pot, thanks to the likes of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, and the public has said "yes, please" to this new sound.

The deviation to a more mellow style than their usual sound has worked in favor of Linkin Park, illustrated their ability to create incredible songs outside their signature rock genre.

When Mayer graduated high school, he gave college a miss for awhile in favor of a job at a gas station so he could save up money to finally buy his own guitar.

The invitations themselves have followed suit, with stock invites thrown out the window in favor of personalized invitations to show off the honoree's personal style and flair.

She again made it to the final two and again was rejected by Flav (this time in favor of Deelishis).

At the end of the first season, New York rejected Chance in favor of Tango, who proposed to her on the last episode.

She employed the Flavor Flav-inspired technique of eschewing proper names in favor of nicknames she bestowed on the contestants.

The final vote was 4 to 3 in favor of Tina.

The family also insists that the children eschew dating in favor of a "courtship" method of finding a mate.

A practitioner of the Dark Arts, the Bishop, enraged at having his dishonourable advances refused in favor of the Captain's far more honorable ones, cast a curse upon the two lovers; that they would spend half of each day as an animal.

Some later steampunk loses much of it in favor of a more cyberpunk bleakness.

This was accomplished in an episode called "Journey's End" where Wheaton's character decides to leave Starfleet in favor of a journey in self exploration as he accompanies a trans-dimensional being known as the Traveler.

B-9 - This robot, a famous icon from the Lost In Space saga from the 1960s, is a positive vote in favor of the advantages of robotics in the future.

If you've been ignoring your fruits and veggies in favor of cookies and chips, you can't expect a smooth complexion.

Do you turn to light moisturizers in favor of heavy-duty creams?

If you only post one or two times per month, even your most loyal readers are likely to abandon your blog in favor of more current sources of information.