Example sentences of "preference be for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the office , Muriel 's preferences are for classical music , a quiet existence , with knitting , visiting the elderly and church on Sundays pretty well top of the list . |
| 2 | Their preference is for broad agreements and mutual understanding . |
| 3 | " But your friend Hyde is ; you do know his preference is for young men ? " she asked with a sly smile . |
| 4 | Preference is for each and every page to bear the ‘ watermark ’ legend draft . |
| 5 | Her preference is for small charities where she feels she can do some good , and where she has some natural interest . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment . |
| 8 | Carson is not without a chance on Murango later in the afternoon , but preference is for Petite Rosanna ( next best 3.40 ) , for whom the booking of Steve Cauthen looks significant . |
| 9 | Qualified to degree and post-graduate level , or alternatively experienced in applied statistics — the preference is for both . |
| 10 | Andrew Baird 's preference is for poached seabass with langoustine mousse |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Light : Preference is for bright light , though it will grow quite satisfactorily in moderate conditions . |
| 13 | ‘ He is a big horse and his preference is for soft ground . |
| 14 | My real preference is for Surrealist work , though watered down a bit . |
| 15 | Although Charles II had been restored to the leadership of the Anglican church as well as the English state , his own personal religious preference was for Roman Catholicism , and he was thus keen to maintain friendly relations with the dominant Catholic monarch in Europe , Louis XIV . |
| 16 | With budgets of around £50,000 , the preference was for gentle tales with a non-urban setting such as The Brave Do n't Cry ( 1952 ) , about a Scottish mining disaster ; Conflict of Wings ( 1953 , Fuss Over Feathers in US ) , in which East Anglian villagers fight for the cause of bird sanctuaries against the needs of the RAF ; Judgement Deferred ( 1951 ) and Brandy for the Parson ( 1951 ) , both of which are smuggling stories . |
| 17 | Moreover , if employers had to bargain with trade unions their preference was for multi-employer bargaining at regional or industry level instead of engaging in direct enterprise dealings . |
| 18 | After this comprehensive study of every aspect of horticulture , Miller came to the conclusion that his preference was for ornamental gardening and he established his own nursery in St George 's Fields , Southwark , later the site of King 's Bench Prison . |