Example sentences of "[noun] in preference to " in BNC.
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| 1 | both offer grounds to favour support teaching methods in preference to withdrawal where possible ; |
| 2 | In Nepal , for example , the descendants of Jerseys imported by nineteenth-century British residents are now used as draught animals in preference to the local hill cattle . |
| 3 | Finland on May 6 announced that it had decided to purchase 64 US F/A-18 Hornet interceptor aircraft in preference to ex-Soviet , French or Swedish models to modernize its air force by the end of the century . |
| 4 | After that I could never see the point of toiling up a steep incline in preference to riding comfortably on a ski-lift ! |
| 5 | Manners replied that he had three reasons for appointing Scott in preference to the other two prize-winners . |
| 6 | Yet girls , and women , apparently choose these subjects in preference to the seemingly more objective physical sciences , while for boys the reverse is true . |
| 7 | Often an introductory section mentions that the teacher may select and may concentrate on certain aspects in preference to others ; sometimes it gives an indication that regional variations in content may be acceptable in certain cases . |
| 8 | This section of the discussion concerns the use of sentence contexts in the recognition of words , and the way in which our eyes inspect some words in preference to others . |
| 9 | Neglect of incentives and of light industry in preference to ‘ priority ’ investment is perhaps the major obstacle to securing a return on this investment . |
| 10 | What renders science distinctive , then , is not so much the instruments that are played , for crude variants of these can be found wherever we look ; nor even the particular tune , for everyone plays brief snatches of this from time to time ; it is rather the sustained and collaborative elaboration of this particular melody in preference to all the others one might play . |
| 11 | Transaction costs have encouraged firms to expand their own internal capacity in preference to extensive reliance on outside suppliers . |
| 12 | " Any more than I can explain why cholera should have always attacked those of our soldiers who had recently arrived in the Crimea in preference to those who had been there for some time … |
| 13 | She broke this news to me gently , casting her clear gaze towards the window in preference to seeing my hurt . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman 's point was valid ; many people will choose to use Stratford in preference to King 's Cross . |
| 15 | No , consider first and foremost Emily Brontë 's Wuthering Heights , for who was Heathcliff other than a swarthy bastard who spoke gibberish in preference to the Queen 's English . ) |
| 16 | Comparison of ‘ An Ode on Mercy ’ in the first volume and the version printed with the subscription proposals also reveals differences , though again it is difficult to know whether the editor of that volume was following Leapor 's manuscript in preference to a version corrected possibly by Garrick . |
| 17 | to look to the US for technological help in preference to supporting , developing and promoting indigenous sources . |
| 18 | This is n't a deficit in response inhibition as such because the animals never develop a history of being reinforced in one arm of the maze in preference to any other . |
| 19 | In formal testing situations , in which the animals are rewarded for approaching one visual stimulus in preference to a second , rats will regularly fail to learn to make the discrimination . |
| 20 | He wrote to the Lord Treasurer Rochester begging for appointment to Exeter in preference to Bristol , as the bishopric of Exeter yielded better stipends with which to pay off family debts . |
| 21 | It is also sensible to eat foods of vegetable origin in preference to those of animal origin , to use vegetable oils rather than animal fats , and to use natural , cold-pressed vegetable oils rather than the commercially produced , processed oils . |
| 22 | Regret theory has several surprising predictions that had not been tested at the time the theory was first presented : for example , it predicts that individuals ' choices may ‘ cycle ’ ( eg A is chosen in preference to B , B in preference to C and C in preference to A ) . |
| 23 | Critics also argue that this has been compounded by a policy which has unfairly favoured the private sector in preference to the public sector . |
| 24 | The victims of a burglary are often puzzled as to why the thief chose their home in preference to others . |
| 25 | First in the queue was John Hickman driving a British-built Leyland-Daf belonging to Hargrave of Spalding , taking first place in preference to the first vehicle of the ‘ official ’ convoy , a Laser Transport International German-registered MAN with local MEP Christopher Jackson accompanying driver Roy Clementson in the cab . |
| 26 | On balance , we would probably recommend the ABN in preference to the Financial Times . |
| 27 | In the present context it has usually been used to mean acuity dominance , that is , superior acuity in one eye , or sighting dominance , the tendency to use one particular eye in preference to the other during monocular viewing . |
| 28 | Romania 's ‘ military deviation ’ and her emphatic rejection of coalition warfare in preference to a doctrine of ‘ national defence ’ puts her reliability very much in doubt . |
| 29 | With such a wide choice of foods I have no doubt that by selecting foods high in fibre in preference to others the condition would soon regulate itself . |
| 30 | In a letter to Scottish Enterprise , the chief executive of Forth Ports Authority , Hugh Thompson , claimed the London office of Locate in Scotland is marketing potential facilities at Rosyth in preference to facilities available at Forth ports . |