strong preference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrongandpreference
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strong
adjective
uk/strɒŋ/us/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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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 ofstrongandpreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstrong preference
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Participants had astrongpreferencefor face-to-face interviews.
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A second phenomenon is that children show astrongpreferencefor e over other vowel letters.
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Food generalists are species which showed nostrongpreferencefor dung or carrion.
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Apparently there was astrongpreferencefor male heads in both neighbourhoods.
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Thisstrongpreferencecould explain the lack of behavior change experienced by this group.
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These data also suggest astrongpreferenceby crabs for novel seedlings.
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The secondstrongpreferenceis that an indefinite subject favours the construction.
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Under its influence, astrongpreferencefor sons is likely to prevail.
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The survey response indicates astrongpreference(58%) for in-class support by a music specialist.
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The students demanded a music education that affirms their own musical values and theirstrongpreferencefor popular music.
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So our suggested scenario may help to account for our respondents'strongpreferencefor trying to talk to the minister.
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Although diverse in occupational background, the majority of commission members shared astrongpreferencefor state-level control.
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There was generally astrongpreferencefor clinical rather than surrogate outcomes, such as results of imaging or laboratory tests.
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In their results, girls showed astrongpreferencefor flute, piano and violin, while boys preferred drums, guitar and trumpet.
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We included all patients receiving therapy in this study, whether randomized or expressing astrongpreferencefor a particular treatment.
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He notes astrongpreferencefor standardization, via agencies of "quantitative impersonality," in contrast to ideals of accuracy and precision.
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Ants e preferred the smallest seeds whereas both vertebrate groups exhibited astrongpreferencefor the largest seeds.
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Also, herstrongpreferencefor conventionally indirect strategies when requesting joint activity did not change over time.
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Most nouns have developed astrongpreferencefor singular verb agreement, some remain variable, and some prefer the plural.
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High values indicate astrongpreferencefor a party (or parties), while lower values indicate a weaker preference.
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That system would be mystrongpreference.
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They are now expressing astrongpreference.
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They have expressed astrongpreference.
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