Diplomats see an attempt to curry favour with Mr Trump.
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Wage policies have long been out of favour with economists.
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Little wonder that PFI has fallen out of favour with procurement departments.
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Regional elections are looming, so it pays to curry favour with savers.
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Historically a French hobby-horse, dirigisme has found favour with German policymakers.
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The first is that it allows Apple to curry favour with China's government.
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WHEN an emerging market loses favour with its creditors, how should its government respond?
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MBS curried favour with Mr Trump by buying $110bn worth of American weapons, cynics say.
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Poland's government hopes America will return the favour with some fort-building of its own.
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Although JVs are falling out of favour with authorities, airlines are still keen on consolidation.
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More counterintuitively, currying favour with Mr Trump's supposedly business-friendly administration is no picnic, either.
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In all, 191 lawmakers voted against the budget and 158 in favour, with one abstention.
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Other firms are also proposing local projects as a way to curry favour with politicians.
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Plans for the rights issue had, however, been very muddled, finding little favour with investors.
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One can't blame a businessman for currying favour with customers and capitalising on fame and power.
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Naturally, his capitulation to Mr Trump hasn't won him any favour with the front-runner, either.
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Dark kitchens, originally popular with small, independent food companies, have gained favour with larger chains too.
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Others live long enough to fall out of power, and out of favour with their successors.
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Australia has won favour with the United States for its commitment to military expansion in the region.
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Medicinal honey largely fell from favour with the advent of modern antibiotics in the mid-20th century.
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Officials, rivals and foreign governments might treat the company differently so as to curry favour with the president.
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The judges' decision came unanimously in Barrera's favour, with scores of 111-116, 112-115 and 112-115.
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Their apolitical navel-gazing is unlikely to curry favour with academics looking to hip hop for social idealism.
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The History Museum does tourists and locals a favour with its detailed account of one of the capital's main thoroughfares.
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But rather than winning favour with younger voters, the policies become the target of Morrison's campaign, fostering suspicion of Labor.
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The exempt counties are reliably Republican outposts, so currying favour with constituents is a likelier explanation than outright racial animus.
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Lee in December denied accusations the conglomerate sought to curry favour with Park or her friend to secure the merger.
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Mr Trump's 63m voters—plus American and foreign entities seeking to curry favour with his administration—may more than suffice.
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Orolay's success is, however, not just a tale of competitive pricing and a design that found favour with U.S. consumers.
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Britain, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries are likely to be in favour, with some Mediterranean countries, notably Italy, against.
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Defensive shares were also not in favour, with land transport shares, such as railway operators, and drugmakers both under water.
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Premier's portfolio includes a lot of brands such as Angel Delight which have fallen out of favour with health-conscious consumers.
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During Akitu people keen to curry favour with the gods would promise to repay their debts and to return borrowed objects.
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But Mr Cohn has reportedly fallen out of favour with the president, after criticising his response to a white-supremacist march.
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It has used its strength to bully countries which are out of favour with the Kremlin, such as Ukraine and Poland.
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Mr Trump's strong-arming of corporate America is real enough, and the carmaker will have gained much favour with the president-elect.
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Rescuing Puerto Rico might prove a relatively cheap way to curry favour with Latino voters in this year's congressional and presidential elections.
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But jumbos have fallen out of favour with airlines, which now prefer twin-engined jets that can fly farther and use less fuel.
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The dollar has been strengthening as global yield spreads shifted in its favour, with the U.S. Federal Reserve set to tighten monetary policy.
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The mellow bass-and-treble combination found favour with Prince, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.
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As investors switched out of equities, safe-haven assets such as government bonds found favour, with yields on German benchmark debt approaching record lows.
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The investigation's findings suggest the money was used to buy favour with international politicians, as well as finance lavish lifestyles in Britain and elsewhere.
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As investors switched out of equities safe-haven assets such as government bonds found favour, with yields on German benchmark debt approaching record lows.
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The IFS suggests that it might make more sense to place higher levies on the tipples more in favour with heavy drinkers, such as spirits.
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Yet he has at the same time set out—more than any recent spy chief—to curry favour with the president and trumpet his policies.
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As investors bet that central banks have little option but to pump more stimulus into the economy, fixed income markets remain in favour with investors.
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St. Valentine's Day is losing favour with couples as consumer plan to spend less this year and reject the increasingly commercialized holiday, according to experts.
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At the other end of the market, gold stocks, which have been in favour with investors as a safe haven amid trade tensions, sank lower.
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Bale has now just days to find a new club before the transfer window closes, after falling out favour with Real Madrid manager, Zinidene Zidane.
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It's encouraging to see projects like this one gain favour with Ottawa, but imagine how useful such a service could be for all newcomers arriving here.
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Six-metre-tall maize plants, even ones with the ability to fix nitrogen, are unlikely to find favour with the intensive farmers of the rich world.
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After helping turn the tide of the war in Assad's favour with air power and military support, Russia has increasingly cast itself as a peace-broker.
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If he wants to curry favour with China, Mr Kim could try holding up his end of a deal for building a new bridge in Dandong.
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It's this demand disconnect that has left copper and other base metals out of favour with investors, even as iron ore punches out new price highs.
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Analysts say centre-store categories like tea, bouillon, mayo and condiments have fallen out of favour with shoppers in search of niche brands and healthier options.
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News of the decision on Wednesday drew rebukes from Democrats and ethics experts, who questioned whether Beijing was seeking to curry favour with the new US president.
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A demographic tailwind blows in Labour's favour, with young families moving from the capital to the town, which has a swish new railway station at its heart.
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According to the investigation, the money was used by Azerbaijan's ruling elite to buy favour with European politicians, purchase luxury goods, and pay British private school fees.
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Wheat area is seen slightly higher in Britain but rapeseed continues to be out of favour with some farmers due to problems with cabbage stem flea beetles.
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Growing appetite for risk meant safe-haven assets fell out of favour, with U.S. 10-year Treasury yields firming to 2.34 percent from 2.23 percent on Friday.
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The call to action stimulated property developers to tag museums on to many of their projects in return for tax benefits and to curry favour with local authorities.
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Indebted euro zone governments that loosen the purse strings risk falling out of favour with investors, particularly if economic growth slows, the European Central Bank said on Thursday.
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Mr McCormack has also expressed the sort of conservative social views that got Mr Joyce into trouble and have fallen out of favour with urban voters, at least.
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Early front-runner Bran Stark, no stranger to falling, has plummeted from favour with bettors, while his sister Sansa's chances have nearly doubled over the past two episodes.
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The reason and the timing of those moves was unclear, but analysts and media commentators suspect Speder, once close to Orban, fell out of favour with the premier.
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PARIS (Reuters) - The French government said on Thursday it would appeal against a court ruling in Google's favour with regard to 1.1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in tax.
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If this is the tone of the Trump presidency, prudent businesses will make it their priority to curry favour with the president and avoid actions that might irk him.
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Sources close to the matter have told Reuters that Mistry had lost favour with family patriarch Ratan Tata and the powerful trusts that own two-thirds of the group.
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Investing in Guizhou has been a chance to curry favour with the party's rising stars, who are sometimes dispatched to the province as a sort of trial by fire.
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The jet has lost favour with carriers over the past year, not so much because of any design errors, but because of problems relating, in particular, to engine maintenance.
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Having celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 747's first flight this month, fans of the iconic jumbo jet know that it is falling out of favour with airlines.
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Such a decision would find favour with Germany and Britain, which have urged the EU executive not to extend the so-called TLAC requirement beyond the very biggest banks.
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Australia's equity markets are dominated by banking and resource stocks, and with the former losing favour with cautious investors, miners and energy units tacked on 26.1% and 0.9%, respectively.
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So songs like the last album, "Due Me A Favour" with Estelle, that is along the same kind of lines as a "Hope" because they're songs that are hopeful.
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Australia has long been a staunch ally of the United States and won favour with Washington in recent months for pushing back against growing Chinese influence in the Pacific region.
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This has seemingly always been the case for Newcastle, with Mike Ashley never finding favour with their fans, but Villa owner Randy Lerner at least began on a good note.
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The present stand-off stems from an agreement that Kevin Rudd, a former Labor prime minister, struck with PNG four years ago in a bid to curry favour with voters.
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The Saudis, operating out of Ghayda's airport, which they took in November, have bought favour with tribal sheikhs in the east and south by dispensing weapons, cars and Saudi passports.
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In developed market equities, defensive sectors were in favour, with areas considered less dependent on the economic cycle like healthcare, utilities and consumer staples among the leading gainers in Europe.
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It would also signal to America's allies and foes that snooping on Americans who are influential or might become so was a fine way to curry favour with a president.
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Powerful industries with lots of workers and lobbyists, such as vehicle manufacturers who want a cut in the 19903% sales tax on their products, are seeking favour with the government.
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However, a formal alliance could find favour with Liberal Democrat leader Cable, who has already talked about opening up the party to non-members, and allowing non-MPs be leader.
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It is sensible for regulators to be prudent about debt-fuelled deals, but their caution should apply to all sectors, not just those that are out of favour with the party.
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It manifests itself in a cold sweat just at the mention of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and a gnawing sensation that it is out of favour with the Communist-run government.
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In a report published earlier on Thursday, the ECB warned indebted euro zone governments that loosen the purse strings risk falling out of favour with investors, particularly if economic growth slows.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A disputed blueprint for financial services trade with the European Union after Brexit is finding favour with Britain's government, the financial lawyer who wrote the proposal said on Wednesday.
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The China Daily said Britain was trying to "curry favour" with the United States, which has been pushing for more international participation in Freedom of Navigation Operations in the strategic waterways.
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Critics alleged the scheme, which cost the country $8 billion in losses and left it with vast stockpiles of unsold rice, was a wasteful attempt to curry favour with rural voters.
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He appears to have concluded that cracking down on Hamas will win him favour with Donald Trump, and that this could strengthen his hand in any American-brokered Israel-Palestine peace talks.
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Some of the most closed administrations, including those of Greece, Italy and Spain, are in reality highly politicised, since promotion often depends on being in favour with the government of the day.
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The New Third Board, an over-the-counter market for start-ups begun in 2006, has also fallen out of favour with investors and is struggling to generate interest as liquidity runs dry.
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Before Cook's charm offensive in Beijing in May, Apple announced a $1 billion deal with ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing, a move many experts saw as an attempt to curry favour with Beijing.
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It has not been shy about trying to curry favour with littoral and island states through its Belt and Road Initiative, a massive project to invest in infrastructure along ancient and modern trading routes.
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It will be the first military gift from China to a Pacific nation, and Western diplomats saw it as an attempt by Beijing to find favour with Fiji, one of the region's larger economies.
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Moreover, steady demand from foreign investors have added to the downward momentum in yields of JGBs, which have found favour with investors like sovereign wealth funds looking to diversify their portfolios amid global market turmoil.
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Mengniu is stepping up development and sales of premium products that are gaining favour with Chinese consumers and is working with partners like Danone Group and Arla Foods to bring more dairy goods to China.
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The last time Zimbabwe had its own currency, a decade ago, Mugabe's government turned on the printing presses to fund higher salaries for government workers and curry favour with the military - with disastrous economic results.
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Still, with U.S. Treasuries selling off, euro zone bond markets also fell out of favour with investors and in late afternoon trade, 10-year bond yields were up 2-4 basis points across the bloc.
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They blame it on the fact that the head of the village panchayat (council) has opened a private school nearby (not YDVP) and people are sending their children there to curry favour with the big man.
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If the pilot is successful, it could potentially open up a new market for lidar just as it falls out of favour with some automakers, including Nissan and Tesla, who have called it expensive and unnecessary.
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It does not really matter if, for example, he approved $4bn for Chesapeake Bay restoration because he cares deeply about the dwarf wedge mussel or because he saw an opportunity to curry favour with the state's environmentalists.
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L'Oreal has been trying to revive its sluggish mass market division at a time when its higher-end products such as Lancome or Kiehl's have been finding favour with shoppers seeking luxury anti-ageing treatments, for instance.
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Her economic populism—a combination of support for government programmes like Medicaid and Social Security and a wealth tax—is seen by her fans as way for Democrats to win favour with white, middle-class Americans again.
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"Blue chips found favour with investors as they attach great importance to performance and valuations at listed firms due to curbed risk appetite amid tighter financial regulations and liquidity conditions," said Xu Wei, analyst with Hongxin Securities.
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"Blue chips found favour with investors as they attach great importance to performances and valuations at listed firms due to curbed risk appetite amid tighter financial regulations and liquidity conditions," said Xu Wei, analyst with Hongxin Securities.
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"Investors are clearly focused on the longer term dynamics, which should play in gold's favour with low interest environment, central banks' loosening policy to help support growth and subsequent weakness in the dollar," ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said.
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Mrs May is expected to meet the new president in Washington next month and has gone out of her way to curry favour with the new administration, in spite of her concerns about Mr Trump's previous comments about women.
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Mr Trump said he was angry with Mr Sessions because he had recused himself from an FBI investigation into Russia's efforts to fix the election in Mr Trump's favour, with possible assistance from members of the Trump campaign team.
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According to a UN report, after arriving in 261 Mr Gertler won favour with the ruling Kabila family by offering $20m to finance the purchase of arms, which the current president's father used to win a bloody civil war.
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Turnbull denied indulging in anti-Chinese rhetoric, insisting Labour was using the issue to win favour with a large voter block ahead of a make-or-break by-election on Saturday that analysts said will determine his political future.
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Analysts say special bonds as a source of financing infrastructure projects have not gained favour with local governments, compared to using public-private partnerships (PPP) for funds, as many of these projects have low returns, or are barely profitable.
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L'Oreal has been trying to revive its sluggish mass market division, home to its Garnier shampoo ranges, at a time when its higher-end products like Lancome or Kiehl's are finding favour with shoppers seeking anti-ageing treatments for instance.
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Italian infrastructure group Atlantia could join a rescue of loss-making flag carrier Alitalia to try to win favour with the government and secure the future of its own domestic business following a deadly bridge collapse last year, sources said.
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The last time Zimbabwe had its own currency, a decade ago, Mugabe's government was able to turn on the printing presses to fund higher salaries for government workers, curry favour with the military and pay political opponents - with disastrous economic consequences.
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The Indian car maker has struggled to shrug off its downmarket image since releasing the Nano mini-car seven years ago for under $3,000, and its cars have long been used as taxis, putting them out of favour with young buyers.
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He recently returned Drake's favour with a remix of his "Two Birds One Stone," which premiered on Saturday's OVO Beats 1 show, and it seems as though he's been taking a leaf or two out of his de facto mentor's book.
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There is no question this qualifies as "injury in fact": "Every dollar of government patronage drawn to Trump establishments by the hope of currying favour with the president is a lost dollar of revenue that might otherwise have gone to plaintiffs".
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SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) - Australia will speed up plans to build more naval vessels in domestic shipyards, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday, making an announcement that could find favour with voters just weeks ahead of a likely federal election.
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Exports of Swiss timepieces were down 16.4 percent in nominal terms in October, their steepest fall this year, dragged down by shipments of precious metal watches that have fallen out of favour with Chinese shoppers since the Chinese government took anti-graft measures.
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ETP is furious about the corps's decision, which it claims was "just the latest in a series of overt and transparent political actions by an administration which has abandoned the rule of law in favour of currying favour with a narrow and extreme political constituency".
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In an attempt to increase their chances of survival, Irish pagans would curry favour with evil spirits during the festival of Samhain—which fell at the midpoint of the equinox and the winter solstice—by inviting occupants of the "Otherworld" to feast with them.
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Sources have said that transport group Atlantia might seek to join the rescue consortium to try win favour with Rome and secure the future of its own domestic business following a deadly bridge collapse last year, but so far there has been no official proposal.
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But a more cynical view is that the tech giants were fulfilling their own political duty, currying favour with the government by supporting a state-owned bank whose business model, though important to China's rural past, will be less relevant to its urban future.
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The UK&aposs foreign secretary Dominic Raab, who is visiting Washington, took a less decisive tone than the prime minister and said the UK was "looking very hard" at its support for the arrangement as he tries to curry favour with the US administration.
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"As these six EU member states are making much trouble to play the role of pet dog of the United States in recent months, one cannot but wonder what do they get in return for currying favour with the United States," Kim, the ambassador, said.
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The Blue Jays, as an organization, have been unable to curry favour with the fan base because of their meticulous, risk-averse front office and the incorrect colour of their passports (Atkins and Shapiro, both Americans, are the successors of Canadians Alex Anthopoulos and Paul Beeston).
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Mr Bannon used his perch at Breitbart to cultivate the alt-right's support for Mr Trump, but, as with others who have been ousted from the president's inner circle, he had fallen out of favour with Mr Trump's closest advisers, his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.
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Four months out from parliamentary elections and in the grip of a financial crisis fuelled by cheap oil and a rift with the West, the campaign against the country's "gilded youth" is finding favour with voters whose straitened circumstances have made them more sensitive to a yawning wealth gap.
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Net flows (which have been negative at AAM in recent years largely due to its focus on emerging market assets, which have been out of favour with investors) would improve on a pro forma basis but would likely remain weaker than the asset performance of higher-rated investment manager peers.
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Valdis Dombrovskis, the Commission's vice president for the euro, said the country had to continue reducing its debt and recommended a cut in the structural budget deficit next year of 0.6 percentage points — an austerity plan unlikely to find favour with the parties trying to form a government this week.
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" Similarly, in 1520 following Raphael's death, Michelangelo writes to Cardinal Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena persuading him to take on Sebastiano to "share in the work at the Palace, now that Raphael is dead," humbling adding "You are always granting favours to men of esteem; I beg your Lordship to try out [the favour] with me.
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As well as having an obsession with Sansa, Petyr will see this as an opportunity to curry favour with the winning side — we all know Jon Snow is going to win this one, let's face it — and put himself in a position of power by aligning himself with the new rulers in the North.
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Bale's representatives were in talks about a major move from Spanish giants Real Madrid to Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League, which would have seen Bale receive a weekly salary of £1 million (around $1.24 million.)However, the move has fallen through, according to multiple reports, meaning the Welshman has until just Wednesday to find a new soccer club after falling out favour with Read Madrid manager, Zinidene Zidane.
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