The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves. From LearnThat.org. [Eric Hoffer]
Men's Sports / Tournament title favors the top four seeds. From Wordnik.com. [Red Raiders] Reference
Asking favors is fundamentally different than offering them. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: February 8, 2004 - February 14, 2004 Archives] Reference
But that hasn't won him any favors from the German government. From Wordnik.com. [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: June 22, 2009] Reference
The history of the name favors this form rather than any other. From Wordnik.com. [Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02] Reference
But they've helped gain favors and affection from a string of women. From Wordnik.com. [Lie Detectors] Reference
(Isaiah 7: 6) The Aramaic form of the name favors the latter supposition. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
And from that point on, we began calling in favors and writing the script. From Wordnik.com. [Interview: Fanimatrix Director Rajneel Singh | Fan Cinema Today] Reference
But they've helped gain favors and affection from a string of women, Bailey says. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
It exists because a government beleives in favors over merit in deciding contracts. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Tea Party Profiteers: How Republican Operatives Are Exploiting Economic Anxiety For Power, Cash] Reference
I'm not sure teaching young girls that influence buys you favors is all that honorable. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Wednesday's ride covers 119 miles from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau and again favors sprinters. From Wordnik.com. [Cavendish wins 10th stage; no changes in overall standings] Reference
The Kennedy family began "calling in favors", ensuring that any inquiry would be contained. From Wordnik.com. [One Year After DNC Speech | Sen. Ted Kennedy Dies at 77] Reference
Haggis and Sneaky then extort favors from the chinchillas in exchange for flat-screen TVs and cell phones. From Wordnik.com. [CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel] Reference
The course again favors sprinters, and time differences are unlikely to be significant among the top three. From Wordnik.com. [Cavendish wins Stage 11; Armstrong safely in group] Reference
Instead of workers competing for favors from employers, employers were competing for favors from the workers. From Wordnik.com. [The Tramp] Reference
There is one condition that holds true in art as in politics: you can't ask favors from a man who wants none for himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Perceptions of James Joyce] Reference
A transaction that does not rest at least in part on trust and the flow of favors is an expense that can rarely be afforded. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Social Networks and Online Markets] Reference
If Hillary wins this thing, these low life Judas swines better not need any favors from the White House for the next 8 years. From Wordnik.com. [Major Clinton backer switches to Obama] Reference
They would not have accepted any favors from the new royal family, but still they considered themselves deprived of their rights. From Wordnik.com. [Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls] Reference
As to which side the difference favors, that isn't for me to say. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908] Reference
The favors are the real thing, and if you say the word we'll surprise them a little. From Wordnik.com. [Brewster`s Millions] Reference
Bending rules and calling in favors to give one’s kid a competitive edge is morally corrosive. From Wordnik.com. [National Wimp Crisis | Impact Lab] Reference
I think we have to do it in a way that our party favors, which is to do more, more quickly for people that are displaced here at home. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Dnc Dinner] Reference
His decision once again favors the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Obama informs top diplomatic, military officials of Afghan decision] Reference
Can I ask for a couple of plug in favors?. From Wordnik.com. [Jumping on the bandwagon — Fusion Despatches] Reference
What other "favors" is she giving to this fellow?. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Attack Ads On Their Way] Reference
Why do you think Hamas "favors" Obama over McCain?. From Wordnik.com. [Zell Lieberman - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
But as a federal employee you can not accept "favors". From Wordnik.com. [Gibbs jumps on Steele report] Reference
• No more "favors" from politicians at expense of taxpayers. From Wordnik.com. [My Tax System, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
1950†™ s Prescott calls in favors and gets in politics. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hannity’s Attack On Fitzgerald Falls Flat] Reference
Menendez dumps a close adviser caught on tape seeking 'favors'. From Wordnik.com. [Midterm Roundup] Reference
If the lab manager is giving out special "favors", then he/she IS NOT a good lab manager. From Wordnik.com. [Science in times of famine] Reference
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