slight preference

collocation in English

meaningsofslightandpreference

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slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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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 ofslightandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslight preference

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There appeared to be aslightpreferenceamong single women for nieces over nephews.
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I must confess to someslightpreference.
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They do give us someslightpreference.
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I have aslightpreferencefor inappropriate as against unreasonable.
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There is aslightpreference(60:40%) in favour of changing the place of articulation from one consonant to the next, but nothing very dramatic.
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This preference characterizes all numerals, except for the numeral 9, where aslightpreferencefor the feminine forms (51%) was found.
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Giving aslightpreferencefor long-service employees is a matter for the company.
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Could not some arrangement be made to give aslightpreferenceto the people who have these parking meters outside their houses by a slight reduction in rates?
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Probably myslightpreferencewould have been for a doubling of initial allowances rather than the new scheme; but it is unwise as yet to form a final view.
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In cyclohexane as solvent the distribution changes to 53:47 where the polar side now has aslightpreferencefor the catalyst.
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Hummingbirds show aslightpreferencefor red, orange, and bright pink tubular flowers as nectar sources, though flowers not adapted to hummingbird pollination (e.g., willow catkins) are also visited.
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