noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , definite , marked , strong
▪ slight
▪ individual , personal
▪
It's a matter of personal ~.
▪ consumer , customer , user , voter
▪ policy , political
▪
His policy ~s are pretty centrist.
▪ dietary , food
▪
modern children's food ~s
▪ gender , racial (both AmE )
▪
his consistent opposition to racial ~s while a legislator
▪ sexual
▪
discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual ~
▪ aesthetic , cultural
▪ first , second , etc.
▪
My first ~ is for the applicant from Hong Kong.
▪
Most local voters gave West second ~. ( BrE )
VERB + PREFERENCE
▪ have
▪
Do you have any particular ~?
▪ demonstrate , display , exhibit , indicate , reflect , reveal , show
▪
designs that reflect their individual ~s
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Learners show a ~ for one learning style over others.
▪ express , state
▪
Older people tend to express a ~ for dark chocolate.
▪ give sb
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Preference is given to students who have passed mathematics and chemistry.
▪ receive
▪
Some countries receive ~ over others.
▪ affect , determine , influence , shape
▪
A combination of factors determined ~.
▪ fit , fit with , satisfy , suit
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She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
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I travel by plane, for ~.
▪ in ~ to
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They bought French planes in ~ to British ones.
▪ ~ as to , ~ with regard to
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He has not expressed a ~ as to which school he wants to go to.
▪ ~ between
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people's ~s between brown and white bread
▪ ~ for sth (over sth)
▪
the government's ~ for tax cuts over greater public spending
▪ ~ in
▪
changing ~s in furniture styles
▪ ~ regarding
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their ~s regarding websites
▪ ~ towards/toward
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student ~s towards/toward the various activities
PHRASES
▪ in order of ~
▪
List the candidates in order of ~.