preferential status

collocation in English

meaningsofpreferentialandstatus

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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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status
noun
uk
/ˈsteɪ.təs/us
/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs/
an accepted or official position, especially in a ...
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(Definition ofpreferentialandstatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpreferential status

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For example, subcontractors could argue that moneys due to them by main contractors should be grantedpreferentialstatus.
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If that were so, thepreferentialstatusfor the earlier part of the debt would be lost.
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It relates to the ultimate origin of goods in relation topreferentialstatus, and the question of bona fide operations.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I have explained what we are doing about public utilities which have had a boguspreferentialstatus.
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Quite specifically it said that it would be wrong to give consumer creditorspreferentialstatus.
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Why should it not have the samepreferentialstatusas back pay?
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The prime responsibility for determining whether particular goods qualify forpreferentialstatuslies with the exporter.
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With the loss ofpreferentialstatus, such bodies may chase for their money harder than before.
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They lose theirpreferentialstatus.
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The review committee recommended the abolition ofpreferentialstatusin the case of some tax liabilities, and a reduction in the period for which preferential status is applied in others.
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It seemed to me that a number who simply raised their hands during the course of the first part of this sitting were givenpreferentialstatus.
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The latter are grantedpreferentialstatusby being entitled to benefits such as a tax-exempt status and public funding of religious education.
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Employees wages and pensions havepreferentialstatus, but only up to an 800 limit, a figure which has remained unchanged since 1986.
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Each rule is also accompanied by an exclusion rule that defines in which cases the product can not obtainpreferentialstatusat all.
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In some countries, involuntary creditors (such as tort victims) also havepreferentialstatus, and in others environmental claims have special preferred rights for cleanup costs.
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Finally, successful animals in humanized landscapes are often perceived as cute, at least until they become so numerous that theirpreferentialstatusbecomes diminished.
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Also, in day-to-day life and banking, a woman's maiden name is givenpreferentialstatus.
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Otherwise, employees wages and pensions still havepreferentialstatus, but only up to an 800 limit, a figure which has remained unchanged since 1986.
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