The phrase "a preferred position to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's favored or advantageous standing in relation to something else.
Example: "She has a preferred position to negotiate the terms of the contract due to her extensive experience in the industry."
Alternatives: "a favored stance to" or "an advantageous position to".
The prohibition announced by ministers was in fact a "preferred position", due to be cemented in the policymaking process this October.
(d) The nanomembrane rotates slightly in the plane into a preferred position with respect to the optical trap.
We cannot give some constitutional rights a preferred position without relegating others to a deferred position; we can establish no firsts without thereby establishing seconds.
When this Court recently has promulgated a philosophy that some rights derived from the Constitution are entitled to "a preferred position," Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105"] 319 U.S. 105, 115, dissent at p. 166; 319 U.S. 105, 115, dissent at p. 166; Saia v. New York, 334 U.S. 558, 562, I have not agreed.
In large regions of the country almost no one speaks Hindi, and people in them fear that they would be at a disadvantage if Hindi were to enjoy a preferred position in public life.
France has always sought a preferred position as a former power in Lebanon and Syria, complicating the effort to pressure Syria.
'Freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion are in a preferred position.' Murdock v. Pennsylvania, supra, 319 U.S. page 115, 63 S.Ct.
Elop says no way: "We have established a preferred position with Microsoft in partnership — and also contractually," (last part slightly ominously, IMO).
The best part: they're customizable you can order a custom-fit Slumpie sculpture or select a preferred position.
"As a religion, humanism will no longer be granted a preferred position in American education but must be treated with strict neutrality..
