preferential access
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreferentialandaccess
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preferential
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/us/ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/
used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other ...
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access
noun[U]
uk/ˈæk.ses/us/ˈæk.ses/
the method or possibility of getting near to a place ...
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(Definition ofpreferentialandaccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the latter, one state unilaterally grants another countrypreferentialaccessto its market.
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Clearly, tasks that are deemed more important to the accomplishment of the vehicle's mission need to be givenpreferentialaccessto the resources they require.
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The king and his entourage thus hadpreferentialaccessto young and tender beef.
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In the end, however, these concerns are of a lower order of moral magnitude than the primary concerns about membership: that a self-defined group receivespreferentialaccessto organs.
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As well as affordingpreferentialaccessto the middle classes, the recreational and artistic qualities of the new parks were directed at and proclaimed their cultural taste, learning and judgment.
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In 1956 the state had raised intellectuals' salaries; and when times were hard in the early 1960s, the state gave senior intellectualspreferentialaccessto scarce items.
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The level of income transfer frompreferentialaccessis dependent on both fixed and variable factors, resulting in different levels of transfer at different points in time.
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The needs of society also require giving consideration topreferentialaccessto treatment to healthcare workers, teachers, and those whose work is essential for social stability.
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All of these arrangements require members to adjust their trade policies towards one another (usually through domestic legislation), granting each memberpreferentialaccessto the others' markets.
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No other area of the country has this guaranteed andpreferentialaccessto the two abattoirs concerned.
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We must ensure that thepreferentialaccessto the 12-mile zone continues.
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What about the 12 to 50-mile dominant preference—call itpreferentialaccessif you will?
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I refer to the advantages that depend onpreferentialaccess.
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Fourthly, we must fight forpreferentialaccessin our coastal waters, going for an exclusive 12-mile belt.
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We cannot predict the mechanism by whichpreferentialaccesswill be protected.
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The company sector is very liquid, and haspreferentialaccessto bank credit.
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They have, however, set minimum charges and given the scheduled airlinespreferentialaccessto the business.
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It is we who have given thempreferentialaccessto this vital market.
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The amendment also states that we should have an "area ofpreferentialaccessand quotas".
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There is likely to be a problem withpreferentialaccessfor foreground information and foreground patents.
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