She spoke in favour of the new tax.

她发表演说，支持新税。

Those present were in favour of change.

在座的人都赞成变革。

On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.

大体说来，我赞成这个想法。

I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts.

我不会支持削减所得税。

The jury voted 8-to-4 in favour of acquittal.

该陪审团以8票比4票投票赞成无罪判决。

The regulation operates in favour of married couples.

这一规定的实施有利于已婚夫妇。

The groundswell of opinion is in favour of a referendum.

赞成公投的观点迅速高涨。

A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion.

绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。

They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns.

他们以雄辩的论据支持全面禁用手枪。

It strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes.

我觉得没人真正赞成这些变动。

I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.

我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。

The conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners.

这些条件可能对肯尼亚赛跑运动员有利。

In her speech, the senator came out in favour of a change in the law.

这位参议员在她的讲话中公开赞成修改法律。

He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.

他从他们的话语中推断出他们不赞同此项计划。

A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.

最近的民意调查显示，有75%的调查对象支持这项计划。

The party dumped the policy of nationalization in favour of the free market.

该党抛弃了国有化政策，转而支持自由市场政策。

Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness.

然而这是一个宣称全力支持开放的政府。

The African National Congress today dropped its doctrine of nationalizing industry in favour of a mixed economy.

非洲国民大会今天放弃了工业国有化的信条转而赞同公私并存的混合型经济。

At least the government are in favour of biofuel development.

至少政府支持生物燃料的发展。

So, this is one clear point in favour of online social networking.

所以，很明显这是支持线上社交网络的一个观点。

I am in favour of exercise, but it's never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

我赞成锻炼，但临睡前锻炼并不好。

Some of my classmates are in favour of taking phones to school because they can keep in touch with their parents.

我的一些同学赞成带手机上学，因为他们能与父母保持联系。

It then decides what percentage allocation to each partner would be in court and provides a series of arguments in favour of the decision.

然后，它会决定每个合伙人出庭的比例，并提供一系列支持该决定的论据。

MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the power to regulate for plain packaging.

去年2月，国会议员以压倒性的多数投票支持工党对《儿童与家庭法案》的修正案，其中包括对无装饰包装的监管权力。

Although many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s.

尽管许多候选国继承了支持铁路的运输体系，但自上世纪90年代以来，各运输方式之间的分配已大幅向公路运输倾斜。

He argued in favour of a strike.

他据理力争主张罢工。

He abdicated in favour of his son.

他把王位让给了儿子。

He was passed over in favour of a younger man.

他未被擢升，却提拔了一个比他年轻的人。

She quit her job in favour of life in the slow lane.

她辞了工，更钟情于慢半拍的生活。