in favour of sth
101decide — verb ADVERB ▪ eventually, finally, ultimately ▪ We finally decided to stay where we were. ▪ sensibly, wisely ▪ He decided very wisely to keep his money …
102motion — noun 1 movement ADJECTIVE ▪ smooth, steady ▪ quick, rapid, swift ▪ gentle ▪ circular …
103prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) …
104reject — verb ADVERB ▪ decisively, emphatically, firmly, resoundingly, roundly, soundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously ▪ Voters emphat …
105ruling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ authoritative (esp. BrE), definitive ▪ unanimous ▪ adverse ▪ favourable/favorable (esp. AmE) ▪ …
106weigh — verb 1 consider sth carefully ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ up ▪ The jury weighed up the evidence carefully. PREPOSITION ▪ against ▪ …
107weighted — weight|ed [ˈweıtıd] adj giving an advantage or disadvantage to one particular group or activity →↑biased weighted against ▪ The voting system is weighted against the smaller parties. weighted in favour of sb/sth ▪ This year s pay increase is… …
108discriminate — verb 1 (I, T) to recognize a difference between things (+ between): It s sometimes difficult to discriminate between edible and poisonous mushrooms. | discriminate sth from: You must learn to discriminate fact from opinion. 2 (I) to treat people… …
109fear — 1 noun (C, U) 1 an unpleasant feeling of being frightened or worried that something bad is going to happen: The boy s eyes were full of fear. | McCarthy exploited deep seated fears about communism among the American people. (+ of): fear of flying …
110tip the scales — phrasal or tip the scale 1. : to register weight on a scale or balance tips the scales at 210 pounds Current Biography 2. : to shift the balance of fortune, influence, or power a blind world in which building and destroying successively …
