overwhelming preference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverwhelmingandpreference
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overwhelming
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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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 ofoverwhelmingandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In their view, theoverwhelmingpreferenceof languages for a single marker indicates that additional markers arise solely through historical accident.
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Then, examination of the known items revealed anoverwhelmingpreferencefor a compound interpretation, regardless of stress.
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Given theoverwhelmingpreferencefor co-residence with the son, living with other relatives is considered a misfortune.
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Theoverwhelmingpreferencefor from is obvious, but there are other points of interest too.
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Both survivors and interviewers, however, showed anoverwhelmingpreferencefor speaking in only one language rather than switching between the two in the setting of the district attorney's office.
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The sequence of theme (starting point of a clause) and rheme could also be usefully explored in seeking to explain theoverwhelmingpreferenceof 'rightmost' accent.
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It became quite clear that theoverwhelmingpreferenceof employers, both large and small, was for recovery by deduction from their monthly national insurance contributions.
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All the surveys show anoverwhelmingpreferenceamong elderly people for staying in their own homes for as long as possible.
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Unfortunately, the pleated vinyl (which was theoverwhelmingpreferenceof buyers) was of poor quality during the 1962 production run and deteriorated rapidly.
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Theoverwhelmingpreferencewas for a charge card accepted by all railroads.
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