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• However, fewer patients receiving Humira with methotrexate developed antibodies, so the results favoured the use of Humira with methotrexate over Humira used alone.
• In these cases, which concern the memory chip sector, the Commission favoured the use of volume figures essentially because of exceptional price increases in 2000 in comparison with the overall period caused by specific market events in that year.
• MEPs favoured stepping up the use of existing EU financial instruments to help the democratisation process and also said the European Neighbourhood Policy needs a critical review.
• The eContent Programme (2001 to 2004) adopted by Council Decision 2001/48/EC, favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European websites in the information society.
• The eContent Programme (2001-2004) favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European web-sites in the Information Society.
• (2001-2004) favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European web-sites in the Information Society.
• The eContent Programme (2001-2004) adopted by Council Decision 2001/48/EC of 22 December 2000 favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European websites in the information society.
• The eContent Programme (2001 to 2004) adopted by Council Decision 2001/48/EC of 22 December 2000 favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European websites in the information society.
• favoured the development and use of European digital content on the Internet and the linguistic diversity of European web-sites in the information society.
• Regrets the fact that the Commission has not reacted to the risk of negative repercussions deriving from the unfortunate combination of Member States' responsibility for classification of less-favoured areas, the use of the wide range of indicators and the lack of evaluation;
• 162. Regrets the fact that the Commission has not reacted to the risk of negative repercussions deriving from the unfortunate combination of Member States' responsibility for classification of less-favoured areas, the use of the wide range of indicators and the lack of evaluation;
• The development of new information and communication technologies has favoured the promotion of a knowledge-based economy, in which intellectual capabilities and creativity occupy a pre-eminent place.
• Furthermore, a few years ago, favoured by increasing Internet use, a new kind of profiteer emerged, taking advantage of natural disasters to rob generous citizens, one example being the increasing number of bogus websites used to misappropriate aid donations intended for earthquake victims.
• The instrument of the national reserve has favoured the conversion to other variety groups in association with other instruments such as the transfer of guarantee thresholds.
• The particular soil and climatic conditions prevailing in the whole area has favoured the production of Cipollotto in the Sarno Valley down the centuries.
• This has favoured the emergence of a few groups which have purchased small, well-known brands and production facilities or merged with other companies in order to restructure and reorganise their activities.
• This situation has favoured the practice of pressuring or paying the victim or even the police not to file a case, leaving many offenders free and distorting the normal process of justice.
• Fortune has favoured us, Mrs Bowe.
• The Commission has favoured cooperation and dialogue with China to solve intellectual property issues.
• Restructuring of production has favoured concentration and intensification of production on larger farms.

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• That's latin for "providence" - or fate - has favored our undertakings.
• It's your misfortune that a woman like her has favored you.
• He favored the use of violence to do this.
• Allison and I favored the Italian futurists.
• Though the outcome favored the few...
• Officer Li might have favored the Chief
• Apparently, I favored the left one, she got a little lopsided.
• The United States has presented itself as a neutral broker between these two parties, but if you look at its actions rather than its words, you see that it has favored Israel.
• Undoubtedly, that favored the radicalization of the Basque process and also of positions in ETA circles.
• Subgroup analyses across age, gender and race consistently favored the TCF arm compared to the CF arm.
• Oscar favored the wild, unfettered smells of the natural world, believing that people couldn't appreciate the good smells in life without smelling the bad.
• Western societies, and in particular the U.S., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and "man" of contemplation.
• Returned to bless loving rays upon favored friend...
• Caesar favored oysters in his celebration.
• And I trust in the future by your deeds in the field... ...and by the assistance of the same kind providence who has favored our cause... ...you will win more victories and add luster to the reputation you now enjoy.
• Favored, too, but with money and land.
• I've heard of your favored wife's beauty.
• An unfortunate consequence when a child is favored.
• So Stacy'S Favored To Win This Thing.
• I always thought they favored you.