Example sentences of "[vb pp] in preference to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon they become obsessed with Thursday night reserve games featuring their fave crap defender who was tragically dropped in preference to some bought-in journeyman , etc . |
| 2 | However , as the week long conference progressed , all opposition was dropped in preference to being outvoted . |
| 3 | Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon . |
| 4 | It is the stuff in the video shop , to which people have consciously turned in preference to what is broadcast . |
| 5 | The cattle that survived this vicious circle of pasture depletion were no doubt those that could make the most of small areas of rough grazing and it is likely that small , thrifty cattle were positively selected in preference to larger improved types which needed better feeding . |
| 6 | The diglossic approach to bilingualism would have us look for particular domains where Creole might be selected in preference to British English for interactions among second- generation speakers . |
| 7 | With low ratio , four-wheel-drive selected in preference to the rear wheel drive high ratios recommended for road use , a combination of brute force and good tyres allows the vehicle to be forced over terrain where few would attempt to walk . |
| 8 | The geometric capabilities of a computer-based drafting system have thus been exploited in preference to its analysis abilities . |
| 9 | Where doubt over sovereignty has previously been raised , border commissions have secured agreement ; even the once-vexed question of Spitsbergen yielded in 1924 to an international treaty that interested parties accepted in preference to continuing dispute . |
| 10 | One thing to watch for when buying herbs for the border ; there are now garden forms of many herbs , or garden species grown in preference to the true herb . |
| 11 | There , uniform high-yielding varieties were adopted in preference to more varied native ones . |
| 12 | Noble argues that the technical performance of the two systems in their development phase was similar but that the NC system was adopted in preference to the record-playback system because managements preferred the tighter control given to them by the NC system ( Noble 1977 ) . |
| 13 | An EC-EFTA meeting on Dec. 19 made progress in discussions on the European Economic Area or EEA ( the term now adopted in preference to " European Economic Space " or EES — see pp. 37134 ; 37535 ) , and it was anticipated that these EC-EFTA talks would now reach a conclusion by mid-1992 such that an EEA agreement could go through the various ratification processes and take effect on Jan. 1 , 1993 . |
| 14 | Passata and stock are used in preference to wine for the casserole , to allow the flavour of the young lamb and vegetables to dominate the dish . |
| 15 | Labour supply in the early 1960s was elastic not least because of a massive decline in the share of agricultural employment , so cheaper subcontracted labour was used in preference to any expansion of regular labour . |
| 16 | Remarks ( i ) The symbols unc ( the first of which is often called " hot cross plus " ! ) are used in preference to + and . |
| 17 | the written transcript will only be used in preference to the tape if neither prosecution nor defence sees any advantage in playing it , but it does not necessarily follow from this that the tape discloses nothing more than the transcript . |
| 18 | The sickle lasted for so long as a harvesting tool for this very reason : it was still used in preference to the swap-hook and scythe in some areas because its use , although slower , conserved the grain . |
| 19 | The ferry service has been discontinued since the construction of a temporary military bridge connecting Halling and Wouldham which is used in preference to the ferry to such an extent that the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors . |
| 20 | In this book the word " guideline " is used in preference to the Latin . |
| 21 | The place where the emigrants landed is now the site of the city of Dunedin , the name having been given in preference to New Edinburgh . |
| 22 | Slow , rhythmic or stretching exercises should be undertaken in preference to jogging and jumping-about type exercises . |
| 23 | As a consequence , foreign ships were often chartered in preference to British . |
| 24 | One , one thing because it 's crucial in in what was originally proposed in this motion and it 's the lie that public sector housing , local authority housing is subsidised in preference to private sector housing . |
| 25 | Just as white bread was once eaten in preference to brown , so white rice was always the standard choice . |
| 26 | They are referred to in disputes to tell the parents what happened and are believed in preference to the ‘ naughty ’ child . |
| 27 | The coal-pits near the tops of the hills were worked in preference to those lower down , for various reasons . |
| 28 | Malaysia has proposed that the cost of the sustainable management of timber should be reflected in the price of wood exports , with under-used species being promoted in preference to those under threat . |
| 29 | Chilled PX Budweiser was drunk in preference to the local Adnams bitter , best mince was called ‘ ground beef ’ and the East Anglian Daily Times was only bought to find out what time the Bears were playing the Steelers on Channel 4 . |
| 30 | This may reflect the pathway of assembly of the endonuclease ; the HsdM , S methylase may be assembled in preference to the endonuclease and may function independently in the cytoplasm . |