Collocations withpreference
These are words often used in combination withpreference.
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aesthetic preference
Quantifying aesthetic preference for chaotic patterns.
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clear preference
There was a clear preference ordering.
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customer preference
I know that trading conditions are difficult and that there is a decline in demand as changes in customer preference work through.
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decided preference for
He sought to mould an image with a decided preference for theory rather than (medical) practice.
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definite preference
Although many plant names continued to be published under different classification schemes, botanists began to show a definite preference for the binomial system.
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distinct preference for
In sum, these households displayed a distinct preference for engaging in greater amounts of self-help.
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expressed preference
Clause 11 already puts clear duties on authorities to comply, as far as is reasonably practicable, with the applicant's expressed preference for communication.
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food preference
Thus, even if predators show some food preference, they can use other resources when their preferred seeds are not available.
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habitat preference
Although each of the study species occupies a slightly different niche in terms of habitat preference and resource use, spatial overlap between species is considerable.
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ideological preference
The results for this type of ideological preference proved indistinguishable from those generated by the consistent ideology described here.
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individual preference
Probabilities in the theory used in this work are treated as individual preference orders are used in economics.
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marked preference
The findings show that generally teachers and students have a marked preference for teacher feedback.
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matter of preference
Since the net benefit statistics are exactly equivalent, the choice of scale is a matter of preference.
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order of preference
Listed in order of preference.
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overwhelming preference
In their view, the overwhelming preference of languages for a single marker indicates that additional markers arise solely through historical accident.
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parental preference
However, for the two dimensions describing maternal and parental preference, the model of a homogeneous genetic influence was rejected for boys but not girls.
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patient preference
Complete data at 12 months on global outcome was available for 81 randomized patients and 163 patient preference patients.
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personal preference
These choices are not always matters of personal preference.
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policy preference
Similarly, the effect of the economic variables is differentiated so that optimism or pessimism on them does not always provoke the same policy preference.
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presidential preference
This results in inaccurate analysis because the police are actually governed according to presidential preference.
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religious preference
The relation of religious preference and practice to depressive symptoms among 1,855 older adults.
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slight preference
There appeared to be a slight preference among single women for nieces over nephews.
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stated preference
Stated preference has also been used.
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strong preference
Participants had a strong preference for face-to-face interviews.
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voter preference
We consider classes of voter preference distributions that vary in the level of ideological consistency and the strengths (or intensity) attached to moderate and extreme positions.
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