Sentence examples for are given preference over from inspiring English sources

If bondholders' worst fears are realized, and local Parmalat debtholders are given preference over foreign investors without reason, some say they will desert the market.

The figures appear at odds with a long-standing myth – perpetuated by sections of the media and independent school sector – that state school applicants are given preference over similarly qualified private school applicants.

(2013) where node with high degree are given preference over others in decision making.

Young forwards Bertrand Traoré and Kenedy were given preference over Djilobodji.

Should "an appropriate decision" be given preference over an "officially correct" judgment?

With any luck, we are approaching a period in which solid achievement will be given preference over superficial charm.

Themba Maseko, the chief government spokesman, said that the welfare of the perpetrators had been given preference over that of the victims.

Highly designed "literary" work is given preference over science fiction, with some comics designated "worthy" while others are trashed as disposable pop.

But in his presidential campaign, he has unsettled some black supporters by focusing increasingly on class and suggesting that poor whites should at times be given preference over more privileged blacks.

Those offered priority access would have to be able to prove they have lived in the area for as long as two years, a way of reassuring local communities that they will be given preference over newcomers.

Because the continued existence of protected minority cultures ultimately contributes to the good of all and the enrichment of the dominant culture, those theorists have argued that the preserving of cultures that cannot withstand the pressures to assimilate into a dominant culture can be given preference over the usual norm of equal rights for all.