policy preference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpolicyandpreference
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policy
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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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 ofpolicyandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpolicy preference
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Similarly, the effect of the economic variables is differentiated so that optimism or pessimism on them does not always provoke the samepolicypreference.
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By examining these two nations, we can observe the impact of macro-level diversity onpolicypreferencein these homogenous and heterogeneous settings.
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Threat andpolicypreferenceare then all allowed to shape the voting decision.
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This research tests the impact of social networking onpolicypreference.
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Institutional conflict between subsystem participants will be reflected bypolicypreferenceinnovations that are negatively correlated.
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Often their choice is to compromise, coming as close as they can to their truepolicypreferencewithout jeopardizing their standing with their constituents.
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With both of these parties promoting immigration, neither a restrictionist nor an isolationistpolicypreferenceshould affect the choice between them at the polls.
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Thatpolicypreferenceis influenced by political discussion has interesting possibilities for democratic theory.
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Note that our measure of apolicypreference, a commitment to political reform, is based not on attitudes but on behaviour.
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Some defectors may have decided to leave the party because of a desire to pursue reform as a simplepolicypreference.
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One of the most important factors drivingpolicypreferencechange is a change in the economic policy-making environment.
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Yet, social network influence onpolicypreferencehas been ignored.
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The article concludes that the state'spolicypreferencefor distancing itself from service delivery is incompatible with the community's growing reluctance to volunteer.
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We call the secondpolicypreference'isolationism'.
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If programs can be created that sponsor political discussion, they may force people to encounter new ideas and have a large impact on creating more rationalpolicypreference.
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Human movement is an ongoing progress, which consistently redefines the distributions ofpolicypreferenceand thus the associated election decisions.
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The preceding analysis provides prima facie evidence of close linkages between political parties, policy preferences and market outcomes.
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In short, both values and situation matter for policy preferences among scientific elites, when considering technical policy areas.
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