Example sentences of "preference is for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their preference is for broad agreements and mutual understanding . |
| 2 | " But your friend Hyde is ; you do know his preference is for young men ? " she asked with a sly smile . |
| 3 | Her preference is for small charities where she feels she can do some good , and where she has some natural interest . |
| 4 | There are naked kouroi from the region , some from Samos colossal , but the marked preference is for clothed figures : an occasional draped kouros ( something rare on the mainland or the Cyclades ) ; but female figures are far more frequent , and they show a concern with the rendering of stuff and its relation to the body , clinging or hanging free , quite different from anything we have yet seen . |
| 5 | The days when a vegetarian was looked upon as someone odd , even a freak , are now long past and today those whose eating preference is for non-meat products are not only respected , but , perhaps more importantly , actively catered for in shops , restaurants and other food outlets . |