favoured• After two or three such years their numbers build up spectacularly within favoured areas.• The difference of treatment for the two bids gave rise to criticism that the government's mergerpolicyfavouredconglomerates.• Consequently, this is the least favouredmethod unless you especially want to echoscreenoutput to the printer.• Palm-greasing for just about anything from entry to a favoured school to obtaining a bankloan has been considered a fact of life.
be favoured to do something• Mr Portillo, who is favoured to become the next party leader, immediately stamped his mark on his new portfolio.