in favour
(British spelling) Standard spelling of in favor.
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself. Bertrand Russell
What has become clear is that Britain cannot trust the Conservatives to run the economy. Everyone knows that I'm all in favour of apprenticeships, but let me tell you this is no time for a novice. Gordon Brown
Fame alone raises herself to Heaven, because virtuous things are in favour with God. Leonardo da Vinci
Its typical of Mexico, of the whole human race perhaps - violence in favour of an ideal and then the ideal lost but the violence just going on. Graham Greene
I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and physical attack is a blow in favour and not a blow against civil liberties. John Howard
"When in doubt, in favour of the accused". (Corpus Juris Civilis) Latin Proverb