parental preference

collocation in English

meaningsofparentalandpreference

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parental
adjective
uk
/pəˈren.təl/us
/pəˈren.t̬əl/
relating to parents or to being ...
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preference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpref.ər.əns/us
/ˈpref.ər.əns/
the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing ...
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(Definition ofparentalandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, for the two dimensions describing maternal andparentalpreference, the model of a homogeneous genetic influence was rejected for boys but not girls.
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Therefore, a range of factors may have had an influence on treatment allocation, including disease severity, age of patient, previous treatment, clinician preference, andparentalpreference.
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Also, with respect toparentalpreference, there was evidence of some heterogeneity across raters and time, albeit only strongly so in the case of maternal preference.
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Conservative legislation never stipulated parental choice; it provided for an ability to expressparentalpreference.
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The overall aim should be to maximiseparentalpreferenceand to provide good quality education in the most cost-effective way.
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Our proposal would also enable extra flexibility onparentalpreference.
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By providing extra flexibility,parentalpreferencewill more likely be met.
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In implementing our strategy, we must take every care not to restrictparentalpreference.
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Their children are taking advantage of a system that still permits someparentalpreference.
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Some are needed for rising pupil numbers; to allow forparentalpreference; and to ensure that schools are accessible, particularly in rural areas.
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I wish to speak up for siblings andparentalpreference.
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There is not a problem above protecting denominational preference or sibling preference, because that would be aparentalpreference.
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The aggregate cost would depend onparentalpreferenceand on local expenditure, where information is not collected separately for under-fives or for nursery schools.
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If that system is sufficient to allowparentalpreferenceto be indicated, why not leave it as it is for all schools?
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Schools should be organised in a way which supports the delivery of the highest possible standards of education and which also reflectsparentalpreference.
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The central issue is that ofparentalpreference.
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All this has an important bearing on the issue ofparentalpreference.
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So it is misleading to assert thatparentalpreferencewill be given priority when particular schools will be oversubscribed.
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The reality is that it is a constraint onparentalpreferenceand it was always intended to be a constraint onparentalpreference.
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Local education authority planning should supportparentalpreference.
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