in favour of vs in favour to

The correct phrase is 'in favour of.' 'In favour of' is a common and widely accepted prepositional phrase in English, used to indicate support or preference for something. On the other hand, 'in favour to' is not a standard or correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 29, 2024

in favour of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

The phrase 'in favour of' is used to express support or preference for something or someone. It is followed by a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

I am in favour of the new proposal.
She voted in favour of the candidate.
The majority of the team members are in favour of the plan.
The committee decided in favour of the local community.
He is in favour of stricter regulations.

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It therefore declared itself in favour of revising the financial perspective.
I have therefore voted in favour of this text.
The Council was unanimously in favour of budgetary discipline.
My choice is emphatically in favour of civilisation and responsibility.
I have voted firmly in favour of Mrs Angelilli's report.
We are in favour of development cooperation and budgetary transparency.
I am therefore in favour of banning all phthalates in toys designed for the smallest children.
There are persuasive arguments in favour of extending their life beyond 2006.
Equally, there are arguments in favour of closing Units 3 and 4 by the 2006 deadline.
I am voting in favour of the Race Directive for the following reasons.
That would seem to argue in favour of lifting Mr Korakas's immunity.
I voted in favour of the report by Mr Katiforis because I believe in this Europe.
There are a number of arguments in favour of this proposal.
A moderate redistribution in favour of other priorities seems defensible.
We European Socialists are in favour of a market economy with a social purpose.
We are broadly in favour of so-called flexible integration.
Simplification in favour of SMEs in particular is awaited.
The UK Government is in favour of harmonising qualifications.
I voted in favour of its recommendations.
79% of the people are in favour of executing serial killers.

in favour to

This phrase is not correct in English.

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The report on the outcome of the WTO's Hong Kong ministerial conference in December was adopted by 493 votes in favour to 103 against, with 25 abstentions.
I am happy to have been able to contribute through my vote in favour to this significant advance for European citizenship.
My delegation or the Labour MEPs voted in favour to maintain the committee's positions on these important provisions.
The report, drafted by Duarte FREITAS (EPP-ED, PT), was adopted by 473 votes in favour to 6 against and 11 abstentions.
Parliament adopted today a highly controversial report on freedom of expression and information by 237 votes in favour to 24 against with 14 abstentions.
That compromise, as set out in a total of 47 amendments, had a European Parliament majority in the 14 December 2000 part-session, with 358 votes in favour to 104 against, with 33 abstentions.
From paragraph 6 of the Lamassoure-Severin Report, adopted 11 October 2007 by 378 votes in favour to 154 against, with 109 abstentions; A6-0351/2007 (OJ C 227 E, 4.9.2008, p.
If we do not succeed, it will obviously not take long for the grudging vote in favour to become a quite deliberate vote against.
1 The mobilisation of new funds for an amount of EUR 98 million in favour to the reconstruction of the countries affected by the Tsunami.
I am using my vote in favour to express my support for the European Parliament's call to the Council for Sarajevo to be named European Capital of Culture in 2014.
By 421 votes in favour to 90 votes against with 15 abstentions, Parliament adopted an own initiative report by Helmut KUHNE (PES, DE) on the European Security Strategy.
Mr President, the committee agreed the Jäätteenmäki report to strengthen the powers of the Ombudsman by 19 votes in favour to none against.
Mr President, on 20 October 2005, the Unesco General Conference adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by 148 votes in favour to two against with four abstentions.
As the request of the PES group, Parliament voted 181 votes in favour to 130 against with 5 abstentions to add an oral question on Slovak police to the agenda.
The own-initiative report by Elmar BROK (EPP-ED, DE) on the annual report from the Council on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2005, was adopted by a large majority (526 votes in favour to 118 against with 14 abstentions).
I would like to congratulate Mrs Maij-Weggen most sincerely on her excellent work; her report, in addition to the amendments she tabled, was adopted in committee with 25 votes in favour to one against.
We are going to vote now, but you vote in favour to oppose the candidate and you vote against to confirm the candidate.
The report by Richard CORBETT (PES, UK) and Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO (EPP-ED, ES) was adopted by 500 votes in favour to 137 votes against, with 40 abstentions.
First, the promotion of the development of small and enterprises is recognised among the objectives, as it is recognised by the adoption of specific rules for aid in favour to SMEs, in particular of Regulation n. 70/2001.
With the adoption of this report - by 503 votes in favour to 96 votes against, with 15 abstentions - the majority of this House has once again demonstrated its profound disregard for the democracy and sovereignty of the people.

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