Roleset favor.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "like, prefer":

Roles:

Arg0:liker


Arg1:thing preferred, favored


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

NP object (-)
Pro-forma balance sheets clearly show why Cray Research favored the spinoff .
Arg0:	Cray Research
REL:	favored
Arg1:	the spinoff

There are sentences with mistagged 'favor' (tagged as VB when it should be N), especially in context "return to favor". Ignore these.


with instrument (-)
Mary favored her paramour John with a single chaste kiss.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	favored
Arg1:	her paramour John
Arg2-with:	a single chaste kiss

This is a somewhat different sense, being more "express preference" than "prefer". But it's close enough for government work.