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They finished off the prisoner without mercy.
The last round of the fight finished off John.
If he keeps dealing with drugs, he'll finish up in jail.
We got lost and finished up in a lovely village near Florence.
Finish up your lunch and then you can play with your friends.
They invaded the building and started firing off shots into the air.
The violence of the policemen fired up the crowd.
Could you please fire up my cigarette?
Tell Paul to fire up the barbecue.
The police are fishing for information about the suspects.
She was desperately fishing for an invitation to the Oscar ceremony.
The firefighters went to the lake and fished out the bodies.
She put her hand into a shopping bag and fished out a present for me.
That armchair doesn't really fit in with the decoration of the living room.
I'll see if I can fit in Mrs. Morgan on Monday.
When I was at law school, I couldn't really fit in.
My stay in France was okay, but I really didn't fit in.
I can't fit the VCR in such a small place.
We're going to fit out our boat for the new expedition.
They're going to fit out the soldiers in combat uniforms.
I'm going to fit up that old shelf in the garage.
Helen is sure they are trying to fit up her husband on a fasle theft charge.
Have you fixed on a date for the wedding yet?
Alice hasn't fixed on the people for the project yet.
Mr. Newman is fixing up an old house to be used as a rest-home.
Mr. Clinton would like to fixe up a meeting with all the managers.
Have you fixed up that problem with your builder yet?
I can fix you up with the sofa for the night if you'd like to stay.
Alice put on a new dress and fixed herself up to go out.

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The prize is the highest accolade a writer can receive.
Can you accommodate me until my cheque comes through?
The cottage accommodates up to six people.
The hotel has no accommodation available.
He entered to the accompaniment of wild applause.
She accompanied me to the door.
She accompanied her advice with a warning.
The hot weather is often accompanied by afternoon thunderstorms.
He accompanies her on the piano.
We hope to accomplish a great deal during our discussions.

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Every experience helps us to learn. Then we can make either conscious or subconscious changes within ourselves to help minimalise the risk of going through bad and hurtful experiences again. For example, it's not uncommon for those who have had their heart broken to alter the way they feel about love, and either purposefully or naturally start to trust people less in order to try and avoid future heartbreak. Up and downs gives us an experience and we live through it. We learn a few things, lose a few things and gain some...at the end, we find the difference and that difference is the new shape of our life.
I guess we've got to know sadness to realize how precious happiness is and know happiness to really understand sadness. It teaches appreciation and gratitude and being present. It's not only your experiences that shape you but how you perceive and internalize them.

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I am usually an outsider because I never fully belong to any group...Usually, I am fine with it because I am an introvert anyway but sometimes if I am left out too much, especially with people I am closer to...it will make me upset as I'd then feel unwanted/unimportant.
I always feel like an outsider...usually I do try to be a part of things, but sometimes people don't make it easy. So I kind of stay an outsider for a while.

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‘With its relentless fault-finding and its pervasively self-justifying tone, Dickens's essay may well be considered as much a work of ‘political persuasion’ as it is of fact.’
‘Planetary placements are definitely Virgo-friendly at present so why squander them on fault-finding and criticising?’
‘You may be distracted, overly hopeful, in a fault-finding mood, or just plain bored.’
‘It's already shaping up for that pattern of fault-finding, but there could be some variations on that game this time.’
‘So while criticism of volunteers is easy, one should go easy on the fault-finding unless one is willing to get off the fence and do the work.’
‘The persistent critic, therefore, has a vested interest in fault-finding.’
‘We are forever on a fault-finding, postmortem mission but do not want to prescribe solutions to problems.’
‘It is not the overzealous, fault-finding traffic officers who ambush motorists at every street corner.’
‘Candide thinks happiness can be gained from fault-finding.’
‘I was able to spend time with that person and the complaining and fault-finding was significantly reduced.’
‘Your personality has a much more critical and fault-finding tone.’
‘On a deeper level, this fault-finding is actually a fear-based defense mechanism that keeps other people away.’
‘Mercury in Virgo certainly activates an avalanche of fault-finding, complaints and gossip, and you may find yourself playing the blame game.’
‘When you have to confront your child, avoid blaming, criticizing, or fault-finding, which undermine self-esteem and can lead to resentment.’
‘Nevertheless, I suspect that most readers will agree with me that they'd much rather read a balanced and appreciative games collection than immerse themselves in this sort of fault-finding.’

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‘Her character was faulty’
‘It's an arrangement that has worked faultlessly and to the satisfaction of both sides for decades.’
‘The paint, though, holds up faultlessly, regardless of what it's applied to - even after many seasons of use.’
‘You can bet it will be faultlessly performed as well.’
‘They played, faultlessly, for nearly two and a half hours, and thrilled me to my very soul.’
‘They create the feel of an improvised session while faultlessly playing complex multi-layered arrangements.’
‘We are under no illusion, however, that this effort is faultless and error free.’
‘Her voice is faultless every time, and the dance routine is tight.’
‘On the accountability of the European parliament they are faultless.’
‘It's a faultless example of organized crime's ability to horrify us and enthral us at the same time.’
‘The technology would also have to be faultless or foolproof.’
‘You cannot guarantee anyone in any walk of life will be faultless.’
‘That aside, and bearing in mind that my vehicles were brand new, the cars' poise and agility are almost faultless.’
‘As a promotional tool to sell the show, this collection is faultless.’
‘The period setting is perfect and the acting is faultless in most cases, but the plot is slow to get going and there's never a lot of action.’
‘It only means that our good tendencies are not complete or infallible, that we are not faultless automata.’
‘To her legions of adoring fans, she is faultless, blameless and unbeatable.’
‘She said that while operations and surgeons were on the whole faultless, criticism stemmed from a lack of aftercare and poor hygiene.’
‘Now the burden is on the hospital to convince judges that they are faultless.’
‘She even made a placard written in calligraphy and in faultless rhyming couplets denouncing the union.’
‘We need a goal, and most of all we need a faultless role model who inspires us to do our best to reach that goal.’
‘His style is technically faultless and his use of electronic sounds makes his style unique among Irish DJs.’
‘One of them in my opinion is the most faultless and fundamentally perfect fighter of all time.’
‘The service was polite, friendly and faultless, until perhaps the end when there was a bit of a delay in settling the bill.’
‘Consequentially, a small but vocal minority has emerged, apparently bent upon poking holes in her faultless public image.’
‘The government's handling of the crisis has been far from faultless.’

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‘Yet another reason for faulty divinations simply lies with the diviner making mistakes of interpretation.’
‘What should be done when your memory is faulty?’
‘Jenna calls him on this but her reasons are a little faulty.’
‘What becomes of us if that memory is faulty?’
‘I think this is faulty reasoning - relying on a single biological attribute rather than a range.’
‘Their driving assumptions were often drawn from flawed information or based on faulty logic.’
‘Unfortunately, the consensus is based on faulty assumptions and thus wrong solutions.’
‘I am apologetic here, as I do not understand your faulty logic in the aforementioned statement.’
‘Some researchers would suggest that teachers' faulty assumptions are a result of deficit thinking.’
‘He also identifies irrational beliefs and faulty reasoning that may lead to poor marriage decisions.’
‘His head, with faulty reasoning, told him that he had to stay away.’
‘When finally she spoke, the logic sounded faulty even to her.’
‘The reason for applying faulty knowledge is simple.’
‘He argues that defects of memory or faulty perception may apply.’
‘We were alerted this week to the fact that we hold incorrect opinions and deploy faulty logic.’
‘As illustrated in this article, too many faulty assumptions underlie their development and use.’
‘But, the answer to insufficient reporting and to faulty intelligence is more reporting.’
‘These claims are mostly bad math, faulty logic and deception.’
‘Twice a point of order has been raised, because the reasoning and logic were faulty, and I have demonstrated that.’

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‘It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes.’
‘Initial reports suggest that faulty electrical wiring may have caused the fire.’
‘It is the driver who determines the speed of the vehicle when the road is bad, visibility is poor, the surface is wet or when brakes are faulty.’
‘Most of the broken and faulty lights in the village have now been put right.’
‘No re-test fee will apply for minor defects such as faulty light bulbs.’
‘Perhaps you're using poor technique, faulty equipment or simply doing too much.’
‘The most common defects were bare tyres, faulty brakes, steering and suspension, plus broken headlights and brake lights.’
‘This can help spot design defects and prevent faulty products from reaching the market.’
‘The act regulates the right to a legal defence and obtaining compensation for damages caused by faulty products.’
‘Of the 12 vehicles with serious defects two of the faulty school buses were repaired and re-tested on site before being cleared.’
‘A faulty device whose damage was not apparent to the user caused the overinfusion.’
‘You investigate and find that faulty wiring is to blame.’
‘One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.’
‘Common causes of warping include faulty installation or defective manufacture of the siding.’
‘The agency workers will look for defects such as sub-standard tyres, faulty lights and exhausts.’
‘Should software makers be made more accountable for damage caused by faulty programs?’
‘That accident, which again involved a truck with faulty brakes, left three people injured and damaged 10 parked vehicles.’
‘Errors include transposed numbers, faulty equipment, mutilated punch cards and computer glitches.’
‘It was a junky old station wagon with a faulty exhaust system and brakes.’
‘Other defects included faulty steering mechanisms and suspensions, rusty chassis and doors and seatbelts which did not work.’

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‘But he paints a poignant picture: his sticking to his circle, faute de mieux, is presumably a direct consequence of the events that have defined his short and turbulent life.’
‘Thus, faute de mieux, we follow many others in continuing to use CVs, albeit with caution.’
‘It has reached the point now where he is regarded faute de mieux in some quarters as an acceptable guarantor of stability in an inherently unstable and fragmented country.’
‘The lack of American bases in the Pacific also led, faute de mieux, to fleet self-subsistence and long-range capability.’
‘Although nebulous - even logically suspect - these concepts provided, faute de mieux, the tools for deriving the great wealth of results the calculus had made possible.’
‘He is particularly interested in studying the flora and fauna of the regions they plan to pass through.’
‘Are we really aware of the varied forms of flora and fauna found in the coastal regions of the country?’
‘An international team of scientists descended on the area to study its diverse flora and fauna.’
‘The Rangers' goal is to reintroduce native flora and fauna to the city's parks.’
‘This park has a finely balanced natural harmony of flora and fauna.’
‘A slide show was organised after the talk, in which children were told about the role of flora and fauna in the ecosystem.’
‘Divers from all over the world enthuse about the underwater flora and fauna found in the depths of Cork's best dive sites.’
‘Apart from some other things, Sri Lanka is famous for its many rare species of flora and fauna.’
‘However, this union enabled more vigorous exchanges of flora and fauna between Africa and Eurasia.’
‘Nature, with her infinite variety of flora and fauna, is God's gift to humans.’
‘He said that a sustained preservation of flora and fauna in the forests would ensure good bio-diversity.’
‘The sheer variety of marine flora and fauna is enough to floor visitors.’
‘We only have a fraction of the flora and fauna that were there at first - the fossil record bears that out.’
‘Even different species of flora and fauna find a place of reverence.’
‘Each of the study teams has come back with a wealth of photographs documenting the flora and fauna in these regions.’
‘The En Gedi Nature Reserve is home to the region's most splendid flora and fauna.’
‘They both shared a keen interest in the flora and fauna of the region.’
‘Australia is home to more than one million species of flora and fauna, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.’
‘The creation of the wildlife garden would help sustain native flora and fauna in the region.’
‘The shore is listed as an area of outstanding natural beauty and has a huge variety of flora and fauna.’

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‘Galaxy Angel uses faux seriousness to its advantage, creating ludicrous scenarios that somehow seem plausible.’
‘Unlike his earlier excursions into faux political commentary, these seem to be based on incidents that were all too real.’
‘Salzman discovers that her young female researchers are bored with faux sensitivity and want biceps instead.’
‘The alternative has serious problems of its own, replacing faux precision with admitted vagueness and subjectivity.’
‘But after that, she declined into a fog of faux gaiety.’
‘More interesting than this faux historicism is the developer's integration of Victoria Gardens streets with Rancho Cucamonga's city streets.’
‘Unabashedly direct, the productions revel in their own faux facade with an almost conspiratorial glee.’
‘This faux naturalism may not bother others, but the hippie in me was affronted.’
‘The charm and winning portrayal cannot support the weight of predictability, unrealism, and faux sentimentality.’
‘She stretches her eyes in faux surprise.’
‘But what about the "faux marriage" agreement?’
‘Despite her faux humbleness, the rants and abnormalities look set to continue.’
‘Fred is the ultimate lie detector, puncturing European faux sophistication and prejudices with sardonic élan.’
‘Professor Ann Althouse is a faux moderate in the style of Jeff Jarvis and Michael Totten.’
‘The piece is packed with multicultural references, often comic, including faux Indian, Spanish and African dances, with a dash of Irish.’
‘This faux outrage wouldn't get first place in an 8th grade talent show.’
‘We should do something concrete about this instead of pretending that a faux colorblindness will make it all go away.’
‘Political posturing and faux diplomacy may be all we can expect.’
‘Faux economics is different, because, as I stated, doctors know as much about economics as they do about farming.’
‘The title essay reflects on how faux information becomes news and news becomes sound bites.’

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‘And the second faux pas is the proliferation of checked shirts.’
‘Realizing the faux pas, the confused singer made up a few impromptu dance moves before walking off the stage.’
‘Howard could have done without this most recent faux pas.’
‘Well you wouldn't want to read that book, obviously, but it's the sort of thing you need to know about in order to avoid making embarrassing faux pas.’
‘Correcting other people's children is a faux pas that will earn you a cold shoulder from the respective parent.’
‘Even though it is no longer considered a fashion faux pas, I refuse to wear white after Labor Day.’
‘Arrogant pride can be a social faux pas, but feeling proud is important for a healthy sense of self esteem.’
‘For example, they might be less likely to recognize that a social faux pas or insult could cause someone else offence.’
‘Political correctness is de rigueur while offering dinner guests non-organic vegetables is a serious faux pas.’
‘Trust me, this will help greatly in preventing any possible faux pas or embarrassment.’
‘When bureaucrats pointed out the faux pas, she corrected the order.’
‘But look at how confusion and indecision have prompted a fashion faux pas.’
‘Every social faux pas, every cruel word, every embarrassment returns with fresh power to demoralise.’
‘What's the worst faux pas an Englishman can make in a pitch?’
‘But I feel I'm committing some terrible faux pas and trendy typography buffs are probably sniggering at me.’
‘Well, I personally don't think that was a faux pas at all, seeing as you asked whether anyone else wanted it first.’
‘This is a faux pas the government should swiftly make amends for.’
‘This can be an amusing approach when you're talking about fashion faux pas and such like.’
‘I tune in for the fashion firsts, the fashion faux pas, and to see what's in fashion.’
‘Will my nationally aired faux pas and charisma catastrophes ever desist?’

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‘However, she argues that it is reflective of the particular forms of male visions of sexuality and desire that are present in places like the Brazilian favelas.’
‘The endless favelas in the major cities are a daily reminder to Brazilians of the tremendous social ills that plague their country.’
‘Beginning as illegal settlements, favelas still often lack the most basic kinds of infrastructure such as paved roads, enclosed houses, and reliable electricity.’
‘However, Brazilian jiu-jitsu evolved into its own distinct style, incorporating techniques honed in the rough favelas of the big cities.’
‘But more attention must be given to the favelas and the city's housing deficit.’
‘Many areas in the world, from favelas to urban ghettos, are becoming areas where law enforcement officials have little, if any, authority.’
‘My personal faves were anything with the RKO radio picture symbol at the start.’
‘‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Old Brown Shoe’ were a couple of my faves.’
‘He's coming back to the mother country armed with lots of new songs as well as a bunch of old crowd faves.’
‘The menu changes weekly, but you can expect unexpected combinations and traditional faves, with prices hovering around the #2.95 mark.’
‘Being a music junkie from birth, I've been blessed to either witness or hear performances by some very special male vocalists, accumulating faves along the way.’
‘I applaud his continued enthusiasm for loud, guitar-based rock music, and hope he continues to champion his faves.’
‘I find the following in an interview with a fave celebrity crush to be a turn-on.’
‘A screen showed some odd home movies and clips while the Beasties disappeared again, only to re-emerge in orange tracksuits to play another huge bracket of old and new faves.’
‘They offered over a hundred daily comic strips and once you'd set up a free account, one single URL would bring up all of your faves on one page.’
‘Seriously, this is one of my top ten all time faves.’
‘I've trawled through all the usual faves.’
‘Years ago, afforded the opportunity to read long runs of classic funnypage faves, I found some were readable and some were not.’
‘In our yearly bid to help you along with your office or party Oscar pool, here are the odds-on faves in the official categories, at least according to our readers.’
‘This is one of my faves, dealing with a haunted young man yearning to return to a mysterious ruined beach-front castle, where a beautiful girl in white cared for him one night in his youth.’
‘‘Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man’ is one of my personal faves: the agony is actually palpable.’
‘But if you look to the links section on the homepage sidebar you'll see a link for my ‘personal faves’ section, which has a dozen or so of my sentimental faves.’
‘The language of the hymn held a subversive appeal for the working classes, and her ribald treatments of these school assembly faves is irresistible.’

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‘There is also a good freshness about the team as well which hopefully will all work in our favour.’
‘This gives us something we can use in our favour, a huge advantage.’
‘I expect a numerical advantage to be in our favour for today's derby, though.’
‘Finally at the fourth attempt the case was heard, the court found in my favour and appropriate compensation was awarded.’
‘They eventually paid the price but the home side could only add a penalty when the numeric advantage stood in their favour.’
‘The fact that her looks go against the convention seems to work in her favour.’
‘For my part, I quite like spiders, too, as long as the size advantage remains in my favour.’
‘If it turns ugly, your efforts to play fair will weigh heavily in your favor.’
‘He had all the advantages in his favour, and for what they were offering me it wasn't worth it.’
‘Sometimes life isn't fair - but sometimes it's unfair in your favour.’
‘The union warned of a walkout in the new year if workers vote in favour of strikes.’
‘It was rumored that certificates were issued to those who were sure to vote in favor of revoking the charter.’
‘In a ballot held in March last year tenants voted in favour of the transfer.’
‘Eight members of the development control committee voted in favour of the project.’
‘Many locals and individual unions have voted in favor of a one-day general strike.’
‘In the end, no councillor voted in favour of the application and the plans were refused.’
‘If a majority of members are in favour of strike action, dates for a walkout will be announced.’
‘Those who voted in favour of the closure argue it will help preserve the historic structure.’
‘How can he use this document as justification for voting in favour of the mall?’
‘Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of annual elections in a recent ballot.’

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‘Unfortunately, the occasional glimpses of that free spirit which leaked out into the tabloid press over the years did her no favours.’
‘They won 2-1 but the scoreline did them no favours.’
‘Yet we do them no favors by insulating them too much.’
‘Certainly the slower Wimbledon courts did him no favours.’
‘I have been slapping on my make-up in the same way for close to 20 years and it does me no favours.’
‘To round on his employers like he did will do him no favours and, let's face it, he has been paid handsomely for his efforts.’
‘Giving students extra marks for being ‘disadvantaged’ does them no favours.’
‘It has been suggested before that his modest nature does him no favours in an environment in which more charismatic characters are coveted.’
‘This selection really does me no favours, does it?’
‘They said the man ‘became very irate, told us we were very opinionated, that we were doing him no favours by staying and to get our bags and get out’.’
‘Its use as fuel, though, fell out of favour when cheap and plentiful petroleum began flowing into North America.’
‘It has gone in and out of favour and it now seems to be back in favour.’
‘Therefore, value investors are on the lookout for companies that are currently out of favour with the market, but may stage a comeback.’
‘That means the representatives of the vast majority of the population are in favour.’
‘Other sites currently out of favour in my head are ones that were firm favourites three or six or twelve months ago.’
‘Dairy produce has been in and out of favour for decades.’
‘But he was unable to reproduce that scintillating form last season and has found himself out of favour for part of the current campaign.’
‘The latter may not be in favour currently, but he surely doesn't deserve a punishment like that!’
‘Despite the lip service paid to his skill, his work appears to have fallen out of favour with big-screen film-makers in recent years.’
‘Is it a surprise that a player out of favour with his international coach would seek to reinforce his self-belief any way he could?’

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‘He's probably doing you a favor by taking the job on.’
‘They know that the paying public are doing them a favour by choosing to spend their dollars there.’
‘They are actually doing me a favour by striking me off their list.’
‘Whereas it is the customer who is doing us a favour by bringing their business to us.’
‘We have to win both our games and rely on other teams doing us a favour.’
‘I think the developers might be doing us a favour.’
‘You could of course say he was doing them a favour, what with royalties and all.’
‘Any readers who can suggest suitable reading matter or anything else to keep him amused would be doing me a favour.’
‘They act like they're perfect and they're doing you a favour by even talking to you.’
‘Adam accepted, although, in retrospect, he rather gave the impression that it was he who was doing me a favour.’
‘Somebody told me there's a story going round that he uses steroids. Do me a favour! The guy has an amazing trainer.’
‘They talk about him as the best striker in Europe but do me a favour.’
‘What are they going to do? Invade us? Do me a favour.’
‘The issue, supposedly, is that as a mother, Kate shouldn't do this. Do me a favour.’
‘Oh, and we're supposed to respect them, as well. Do me a favour!’
‘£56 a night for a doss house? Do me a favour.’
‘Festival of freedom? Do me a favour.’

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‘The bike wobbled to a stop as she applied the brakes, and she favored Eric with a wide expectant smile.’
‘She favoured me with what might have been a fond glance, sighed a mega-cat sigh, and went back to sleep.’
‘Marlow favored us with what must seem like an enigmatic smile, but I knew better.’
‘The aged muzzle dropped a little, and she favored Wendy with a sad smile.’
‘Leila weighed the question, then favored Nika with that jarring grin.’
‘He favored Serina with the full force of his smile.’
‘Ariana favored Mae with one of her shark-like smiles.’
‘As one of the girls retrieved her camera, she favored me with a hesitant smile, requested that I sign her program, and told me that she was going to be a coach someday, too.’
‘We would humbly request that - assuming the gods favor us with freedom before it is too late - you would assemble your armies and add their strength to that of our own.’
‘Christine's eyes were on him, looking him up and down with the same speculative gaze he'd favored her with, and again he wondered how deep she was with Charles.’
‘Chelsea snapped her mirror shut and favored Dawn with a pseudo-smile.’
‘He turned away and favored Sally with another broad smile.’
‘Almighty God favoured us with his presence and power.’
‘I don't really know him so I was shocked to see how much he favors our grandfather and great-grandfather.’
‘Her very soft southern accent and her facial features favor those of her late father.’
‘He favors my mother and I think I got the best of my dad.’

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‘Prosecutors suspect that the bureau has, for example, unlawfully favored the school by approving its establishment of a junior high school.’
‘If he criticised the Kremlin at all, it was on the grounds of what he considered its inconsistent efforts in carrying out policies that favoured the new private owners.’
‘Critics claim that the Indian government unfairly favors the IITs when education dollars are doled out.’
‘I started college as the beneficiary of a bias favoring males.’
‘If you believe a club gets favoured treatment from the NRL, name the club?’
‘Nevertheless, it is widely believed that that current laws disproportionately and unfairly favour women.’
‘To some, Title IX is a quota law, designed to destroy men's sports by unfairly favoring women.’
‘The suite of flowers we have now are the ones favoured by the particular amount of rain we had, and the particular time when it came.’
‘In the competitive struggle for existence, creatures possessing advantageous mutations would be favoured, eventually evolving into new species.’
‘The point is that the paymasters intend to reward bloggers who configure web applications in a way that favours the commercial client.’
‘The outcome, whether it favours the defending champions or the eager challengers, guarantees one thing: a Senior hurling title for South Sligo.’
‘The contrast is between a random sampling of gametes that leads to the fixation of selectively neutral alleles and natural selection favoring advantageous variations.’
‘The ball blew all over the field and although it did favour the home side in the second half, they couldn't get the equalising goal.’
‘Counsel for the applicant has clearly put the considerations which are said to support a construction which would favour his client.’

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