Words similar to favour

Example sentences for: favour

How can you use “favour” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I'm basically in favour of this European Research Council… provided it can be set up properly, which is by no means certain.
I need hardly add, in the year 1894, that there is not a scrap of evidence in favour of any connexion of bale-fire with Baldr or with Bel or with Baal.
In addition, chondrocytes produce enzymes, such as the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), that degrade the cartilage [ 2 ] . In arthritis, an imbalance of these processes in favour of degradation results in a loss of cartilage.
We need not cavil, of course, at the absence of such obvious reference sources; in a work like this the author has the right to favour serendipity over methodical research.
For May, and other scientists on the continent, the ERC offers a real chance to redress the balance of fortune in favour of young scientists.