Macfarlanes case has been strengthened by support from notable quarters—Roy Porter, the distinguished medical historian, recently wrote a favourable appraisal of his research.

麦克法兰的论据因得到有名人士的支持而得以加强——著名的医学史家家罗伊·波特针对他的研究写了一篇好评。

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They offered me a loan on very favourable terms.

他们提出以十分优惠的条件贷款给我。

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It's favourable from a tax perspective to set up and work on your own.

从税收的角度看，成立自己的公司很有利。

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Officials also tried to put a favourable spin on a call made by Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, for greater efforts at economic co-operation.

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Rothen's free-kick evaded the diving Crespo and Prso took advantage of a favourable bounce to direct a powerful header past Marco Ambrosio into the top corner.

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After all, if the opinion polls were so favourable without a coherent ideology, why bother to develop one?

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