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‘Reviews can be favorable.’

[⟨det (plur review.n)⟩ favorable.a]

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It received favorable reviews, and brought a host of forgotten scandals to new light, as well as some new ones (Moses’s shameful treatment of his brother, for example) though some critics felt that Caro’s insinuation of an extramarital affair between Moses and Manhattan congresswoman Ruth Pratt was a bit too gossipy and salacious for such a serious book.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sephora NoNo: Still a new product, but the initial reviews on Makeupalley are pretty favorable (I don’t mind shaving while I use it as long as it minimizes density over time, I will truly pay anything). 3.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I did read many of the favorable reviews first and it’s supposed to be easy to use.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“There was a lot of support for the idea that virtual sex is… well, the reviews were not favorable.
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“Goodnight Vienna” peaked at # 8 in the US, ultimately going gold, and its reviews were generally favorable.
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Gmail has drawn many favorable reviews from users for generous space quotas and unique organization.
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While on tour in France he premiered modern German and Danish masterpieces: His performances were all met with favorable reviews: [reference: “Les Archives biographiques contemporaines” (Paris, sd. [vers 1911]), p. 219 – 220.
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The strike, which allowed the show to become a hit through word – of – mouth, may have been a blessing since the reviews were not all favorable.
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“His aunt called it a” strange medley of atheism and false independence, “but it gained favorable reviews in London and Paris.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

While the early, early reviews are mostly favorable – videos start playing in a few seconds, they scale nicely for full – screen viewing – it’s hard to work up any excitement for New Joost, which seems like another version of Hulu, the online streaming video joint venture from NBC and Fox.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And the reviews, from me, are favorable.
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Charities poorly rated by AIP for financial efficiency often cite favorable reviews or ratios from other sources of charity information.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This was our choice for our monthly dinner with Jim, and the reviews were extremely favorable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They’re mixed for the film as a whole (half say it’s cliche’d sports film and half say it’s more than that) – but thankfully all the reviews are favorable when they talk about Carly Schroeder’s performance.
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Metacritic finds that Worms World Party has received generally favorable reviews and gave the game PC version a rating of 75 out of 100.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Its farcical tone was in contrast to the controlled classical writing and criticism of consumer society found in Things, and it received little notice in the press, although the few reviews that were published (by Les Echos and Le Figaro, among others) were favorable.
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It was an Off – Off – Broadway play produced in a small Houston Street theater, but the reviews Mostel received were overwhelmingly favorable.
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Artists represented by 50 Records have received favorable reviews and featured stories from New York Post, National Public Radio and almost every news and arts publication local to Minnesota. 50 Records produced a charitable compilation album for Faith’s Lodgecalled Hope Rocks.
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As a result of favorable reviews of the Mk 48 Mod 0 and increasing demand for a more powerful variant of the Minimi, FN Herstal introduced the Minimi 7.62, available in several different configurations.
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Queried on 2013-06-19.