We are indeed fortunate to live in this favored country where we can participate in the selection of our governmental leaders and register our choice in a secret ballot. From LearnThat.org. [Franklin D. Richards, Source: at BYU, November 3, 1964]
The favored child. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : Her beauty made her the favored child. ,to be born into the favored classes. ,ill-favored. From Dictionary.com.
"Horse blanket" is the term favored by beer cognoscenti. From Wordnik.com. [Tracking an Ancient Belgian Beer] Reference
The overall situation in matters of abstraction is triadic (to use the term favored by C.S. Peirce). From Wordnik.com. [Process Philosophy] Reference
Col. Kolenda chose the term favored by the Pakistanis: "We get lots of reports of miscreant activities," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Soldiers' Tea Date] Reference
The term favored in Jacksonian Democracy was "yeoman", which emphasized an independent political spirit and economic self-reliance. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
I grew up in Texas and “getting a whupping” was a term favored right across racial lines. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Story] Reference
The calls favored the Wildcats in the third period. From Wordnik.com. [Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news] Reference
It is instead, to use a word favored by Mr. Obama, its necessity. From Wordnik.com. [timesunion.com: Local Breaking News] Reference
In the case of the lynx, her designation favored the timber industry. From Wordnik.com. [ENS] Reference
They also have a poll with John McCain favored 56% to Barak Obama's 44%. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: GOP trying to make me and Michelle 'scary'] Reference
This is the phrase favored by Microsoft for devices running Windows Mobile 5.0. From Wordnik.com. [Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine] Reference
The terrain favored the enemy and the area was within a horseshoe type land mass. From Wordnik.com. [Laney, Billy R.] Reference
This was the phrase favored by Microsoft before the release of Windows Mobile 5.0. From Wordnik.com. [Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine] Reference
So are you in favored of eliminating all those wasteful farm subsidies to farmers?. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: "Only Fools Support Bush's Escalation"] Reference
It's called "Huge," after the nickname favored by his almost-13-year-old protagonist. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Space Co. withdrew from the competition, in part because it said the terms favored Boeing. From Wordnik.com. [Sarkozy Criticizes U.S. on Tanker Deal] Reference
Next up: Badgley Mischka, a design label favored by Hollywood starlets headed for the red carpet. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I feel that efforts to gain favored-trading partner status with the U.S.A. intensifies drug searches. From Wordnik.com. [Train times in Mexico] Reference
It is a phrase favored by corporate propagandists who lobby for tax breaks and other preferential treatment. From Wordnik.com. [Photos - DesMoinesRegister.com] Reference
KING: The administration says the facts run counter to the "my way or the highway" label favored by its critics. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2006] Reference
“Media literacy” is one of those pompous terms favored by academic weenies but instinctively suspected by the rest of us. From Wordnik.com. [Citizens need crap detectors] Reference
Northrop Grumman Corp, withdrew from the competition after concluding its terms favored the smaller 767 plane offered by Boeing Co. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News]
Or that he turned Cheesehead, a derogatory nickname favored by residents of neighboring states, into a term of endearment and pride. From Wordnik.com. [The Oshkosh Northwestern Latest Headlines] Reference
Wilson helped create the League of Nations, the first real attempt at world government, a concept Heinlein favored at one time in his life. From Wordnik.com. [» First use of force heinleinblog] Reference
I would argue this point no matter who the margin favored. From Wordnik.com. [Final returns in Pennsylvania: did Clinton nab a double-digit win?] Reference
Inc. said the cheaper funding terms favored rivals such as Dubai-based Emirates and. From Wordnik.com. [Boeing, Airbus Export Financing to Be Costlier Under Draft Deal - Bloomberg] Reference
And, of course, it's always fun to listen to the Brit slang favored by movie mobsters. From Wordnik.com. [Movie City News] Reference
Of all the breeds of dog that one can choose from, one of the favored is the Labrador. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
Or, to use the polite euphemism favored by the State Department, “cyber intrusions.”. From Wordnik.com. [2010 January « The View From LL2] Reference
Whitewashed re-phrase favored on this site by certain of its authors and a majority of commenters. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A View from an Incoming Harvard 1L] Reference
The dancing continued, presumably (to borrow a phrase favored by Grogan) until the dancers thought it beautiful to stop. From Wordnik.com. [Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583] Reference
He found that by far, NHL regular season games were the most predictable; that is, the favored team most often won in the regular season. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - NHL rules changes readily apparent on the ice this postseason] Reference
I was, to use a term favored by my. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
Miss Parker, Doctor, kind of favored her bein 'called. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860] Reference
"You want to be 'favored' the way he was in Hydlen, Jinsa?" asked Haithen. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Chaos]
Julie Harris plays Abra, the love interest of "favored" brother, Aron (Richard Davalos). From Wordnik.com. [John Farr: The Centennial of Elia Kazan] Reference
I've kind of favored just simple words or phrases rather than a whole phrase myself but. From Wordnik.com. [America In So Many Words] Reference
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