The phrase "an increased preference for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a growing tendency or inclination towards something over time.
Example: "Recent studies indicate an increased preference for remote work among employees, highlighting the shift in workplace dynamics."
Alternatives: "a growing preference for" or "an enhanced inclination towards".
Indeed, rats chronically treated with ethanol both prenatally and during adolescence also show an increased preference for alcohol and increased alcohol intake as adults (Barbier et al. 2009; Pascual et al. 2009).
We hypothesised that if injured bees experience pain and are given a choice between pure sucrose solution and sucrose solution plus morphine, they would show an increased preference for the analgesic, compared to sound bees.
Despite the clear influence that the remote para-substituents have on conformer population, this is superseded by the oxidation state on sulfur (II, IV, VI), where an increased preference for the gauche conformer follows the trend: sulfide < sulfone < sulfoxide.
The hydroxyl group leads to altered properties, with RNA showing an increased preference for C3′-endo over C2′-endo sugar pucker, resulting in the more symmetric base-stacked A-form helix rather than the asymmetric B-form structure preferred by DNA13,14.
So, according to Dr DeBruine's hypothesis, people shown the more disgusting pictures ought to respond with an increased preference for masculine lads and feminine lasses, and for the more symmetrical countenances.That is precisely what happened when they were asked to rate the same set of faces one more time.
In our work with professionals and organizations nationally at Mom Corps, an increased preference for contract work, part-time gigs and even temporary roles is also being driven by professionals and job hunters.
Lengthening the helicate (L5) results in DNA interactions similar to those of the parent compounds, with an increased preference of the P enantiomer for the minor groove indicating an enhancement of mode selectivity.
We demonstrate a time-dependent effect of hydrocortisone administration on intertemporal choice: when tested 15 min after hydrocortisone administration, subjects showed a strongly increased preference for the small, soon reward over the larger, delayed reward.
Silver staining revealed (AT 15 SWCNTs exhibited up to a 100× increased preference for certain protein species.
Wildtype GlnRS has a similar preference for l-glutaminyl adenylate; the R260Q mutant has an increased preference, even though Arg260 makes a large contribution to the wildtype ΔΔG value.
