The phrase "a preference for how" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's favored method or approach to doing something.
Example: "She has a preference for how meetings are conducted, favoring a more collaborative style."
Alternatives: "a liking for the way" or "an inclination towards how".
Each person has a preference for how much of each they prefer in their wine.
Perhaps these cultural roots come with a preference for how to organise firms.
Mr. Perry, a Republican, did not indicate a preference for how to raise the revenue but said he would consult with state lawmakers.
According to a former Administration lawyer, the White House could have conveyed to Justice a preference for how the habeas petitions should be handled, but "that idea wasn't discussed seriously".
This, combined with the fact that students may have a preference for how they are taught, has morphed into the belief that if you match your style to their preference, it will lead to better grades.
"We have learned that it is never wise to stand between a consumer and a preference" for how they get their content, said John Makinson, chief executive of Penguin Group, the book publisher.
The brain had a similar response to all non-self MHC combinations, suggesting that any preference for how other people smell is a preference for non-self, not for particular MHC types.
Nor did the governor signal any preference for how to proceed on a likely battle over California's fabled Proposition 13 (the state's well-organized and deep-pocketed left wants to revise the measure in order to raise taxes on commercial properties).
Everyone has a different preference for how to watch Disrupt, so we're giving you tons of options.
Furthermore, subjects indicated a strong preference for how often they would choose to read in English (89.33% of the time), which was also the case for speaking (59.6% vs. 37.4% Spanish; three subjects knew a third language).
Once a person's preference for how much to give back — or keep for themselves — is stored, the app will automatically register that same percentage in the future, unless a user elects to change it.
