favourable
Britishadjective
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advantageous, encouraging, or promising
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giving consent
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That means "a favourable but durable balance of power in which no state, including China, can impose its hegemony and hold the security or prosperity of our nation and our allies in question", he added.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
One bone of contention is a suspension clause toughened by parliament that would scrap favourable tariff conditions for US exporters, should the United States later breach the terms of the deal.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Globally, in recent decades, interest rates have fallen very significantly, providing a huge gift to younger buyers who can now borrow at much more favourable rates than I could when I first bought.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Several big-time players capitalised on more favourable scoring conditions in the early stages.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
To the civil enquiries which then poured in, and amongst which she had the pleasure of distinguishing the much superior solicitude of Mr. Bingley’s, she could not make a very favourable answer.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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