marked preference

collocation in English

meaningsofmarkedandpreference

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marked
adjective
uk
/mɑːkt/
us
/mɑːrkt/
A marked change or difference in behaviour or in a situation is very obvious ...
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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 ofmarkedandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmarked preference

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The findings show that generally teachers and students have amarkedpreferencefor teacher feedback.
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There is amarkedpreferencefor involvement of the large joints.
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One may wonder why downright shows such amarkedpreferencefor negative collocates.
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In other words, there appeared to be amarkedpreferencefor are deletions among adults and is deletions among children.
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They also have amarkedpreferencefor cross cousin marriages.
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I understand that the main demand for this fishery salt comes from the herring industry, which shows amarkedpreferencefor it.
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This species shows amarkedpreferenceof its blood stages for immature erythrocytes, including erythroblasts.
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There is amarkedpreferencefor the use of consistent four-bar periods.
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Throughout her racing career she demonstrated amarkedpreferencefor soft ground.
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All we are saying is that taxes have their economic effects and that themarkedpreferencewhich services have enjoyed for so long is not justifiable.
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This woodpecker shows nomarkedpreferencefor particular tree taxa, building its nest in gymnosperms and angiosperms alike.
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The real facts of the matter are that the company's record of safety and reliability is such that amarkedpreferenceis shown for them, even by foreign nationals.
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Among artists of his time, he was unusual in hismarkedpreferencefor compositions showing a single figure, or few figures in a quiet setting.
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And it did so on the basis of themarkedpreferencefor liberal and progressive causes, rather than conservative and reactionary ones....
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They also noted that although some schools reported amarkedpreferencefor a particular term, all schools reported at least some children using different terms.
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He won seven races and more than 230,000 in prize money during a career which was restricted by hismarkedpreferencefor soft ground.
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While attempts to restrict horse riding proved unsuccessful, by the late 1980s both walkers and riders were showing amarkedpreferencefor the growing network of high quality fire tracks.
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