Sentence examples for He was preferred from inspiring English sources

He was preferred to Rudy Gestede, Campbell and Maynard, none of whom were fully fit.

He was preferred, according to the exit polls, by men and women, young and old, rich and poor, those with advanced educations and those without, those who had served in the nation's armed forces and those who had not.

He was preferred to veteran countryman Rubens Barrichello for the position and will partner Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado.

Despite the reputation Balotelli has for volatility, he was preferred to Dzeko at centre-forward.

Local intelligence claims he was preferred to "several international star names".

Abbott's personal approval was also slightly higher in Canning than the national average – he was preferred prime minister over the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, 41 to 38.

No, Obama rose — and even on taxes he's preferred over McCain.

Without being specific, he's prefer to avoid having to "take out" Iran's nuclear infrastructure with military force.

For that matter, it's impossible to know whether he actually was preferred by 62percentt of Iranian voters.

"I had a star next to my name; I was preferred," he said.

He's been preferred to Ben Stokes, so there's a certain amount of pressure on his shoulders.