The phrase "a greater preference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing levels of preference between two or more options, indicating that one option is favored more than another.
Example: "After considering all the factors, I have a greater preference for option A over option B."
Alternatives: "a stronger preference" or "a higher preference."
One study found that context matters: Women living in poorer environments may have a greater preference for masculine men, but women in more developed areas prefer more feminine-looking men, according to a study from the Face Research Laboratory.
In portfolio selection, women tend to have a greater preference for fixed-income investments.
Young autistic children also tend to have a greater preference for abstract images over social images, so eye-tracking could provide another useful biomarker for the condition.
"Time will tell whether a greater preference for renting will remain in evidence or the desire for home ownership once again asserts itself".
But much of the decline appears to be structural, caused by new rules like the European working-time directive and a greater preference for shorter hours, including part-time jobs.
There is, however, a greater preference in civil-law countries than there is in Anglo-American ones for the administration of property by the person who owns and benefits from it.
Planarians conditioned with sucrose (1%) displayed a greater preference shift than sucrose-naïve planarians.
Sil et al. (2001) showed that cyclam has a greater preference for silver ions over other cations.
Compared with social-oriented face (MIAN), consumers with stronger morality-oriented face (LIAN) have a greater preference for ecological products.
They also showed a greater preference for the re-establishment of native species in the re-vegetation of roadside verges.
Females had a greater preference for using their right paw; males were more inclined to adopt their left paw.
