(1) She was chosen in preference to her sister.

(2) He studied chemistry in preference to physics at university.

(3) They bought French planes in preference to British ones.

(4) Use clear English in preference to technical language.

(5) Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.

(6) She chose to learn the violin in preference to the piano.

(7) Demand management had been given priority in preference to profitable or productive work.

(8) Mr Campbell is thought to have been chosen in preference to Charlotte Hudson, the chief reporter on Watchdog.

(9) I like paying with credit cards in preference to cash.

(10) Just as white bread was once eaten in preference to brown, so white rice was always the standard choice.

(11) Choose him in preference to her own work once again?

(12) I would usually choose apples in preference to pears.

(13) I would usually choose teaching as my profession in preference to engineering.

(14) Transaction costs have encouraged firms to expand their own internal capacity in preference to extensive reliance on outside suppliers.

(15) The grammatical system of each language will itself encourage the use of certain devices in preference to others.

(16) In the drawing used here the effortless decision has been chosen in preference to the one that required a little more effort.

(17) She broke this news to me gently[Sentencedict], casting her clear gaze towards the window in preference to seeing my hurt.

(18) Black knight An alternative offeror which the target company is prepared to recommend to its shareholders in preference to a hostile bidder.

(19) The victims of a burglary are often puzzled as to why the thief chose their home in preference to others.

(20) Secondly, there are processes which select certain patterns of motion in preference to others.

(21) Ten-year-old Bart and eight-year-old Lisa regularly hug their television set, often in preference to their parents.

(22) Therefore, it seems shareholders should absorb the risks of an enterprise in preference to management doing so.

(23) These factors also influence the demand for one sort of drink in preference to another.

(24) Wherever possible non-destructive approaches outlined earlier should be used to meet research objectives in preference to excavation.

(25) Experiment also shows that the eye learns to travel along the upper edge of a line in preference to the lower edge.

(26) The idea of anybody, Marge especially(), liking that wall-eyed ox in preference to Dickie made Tom smile.

(27) Choice of bile acid - Ursodeoxycholic acid was chosen in preference to chenodeoxycholic acid because it is virtually free from side effects.

(28) After that I could never see the point of toiling up a steep incline in preference to riding comfortably on a ski-lift!

(29) There are certain clothes we feel comfortable in and which we would wear in preference to all others.

(30) It is the stuff in the video shop, to which people have consciously turned in preference to what is broadcast.

(31) My heart invariably cleaved to the master's, in preference to Catherine's side.

(32) Promoting the use of aluminum containers in preference to others might actually conserve resources.

(33) But they had no vested right to promotion. Nor have other persons received promotions in preference to them".

(34) Its importance was bound to diminish in proportion as the artistic genius began to emphasize the subjective conception of the object in preference to the object itself.

(35) The administration was centralised and the Semitic language Akkadian (named after Sargon's capital) was introduced as the official language in preference to Sumerian.

(36) Where those two languages can be error prone, Ceylon forces a block structure on the cases and removes the default case in preference to an else block.

(37) Rule of Economy: Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.

(38) Where appliances have been provided for moving cylinders, such as barrows , pallets, trolleys or hoists, use them in preference to manual handling.

(39) Varnish media formulators may choose a linseed stand oil in preference to the refined oil as a starting material as the stand oil is already viscous, which may reduce the total cooking time.

(40) The reason why these particular forms are used in preference to others are outlined below.

(41) There has been an enormous backlash against the US government's attempt to promote the term "Arabian Gulf" in preference to the historic norm of "Persian Gulf".

(42) You can also employ tables to add color a page in preference to slow loading graphics.

(43) Application designers: create entertainment UIs that provide a pleasant experience in preference to an efficient one.

(44) Roman Legionnaires were trained upon the thrust in preference to cutting attacks.

(45) He was appointed successor to his father in preference to his eldest half-brother,(http://) who were born before Darius had become king.