The phrase "as the preferred method" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a choice or recommendation among various options, indicating that one method is favored over others.
Example: "In our analysis, we found that using a systematic approach is often regarded as the preferred method for achieving consistent results."
Alternatives: "as the favored approach" or "as the chosen technique".
Inside the Vatican, media leaks are nearly always seen as the preferred method for critics of the pontiff to discredit him and Francis has been a frequent victim.
Until recently, ESPN had a regular feature called "Jacked Up" that celebrated knockout shots as the preferred method of tackling.
In the past 5 years, there has been a growing trend toward using RNASeq as the preferred method for transcriptional analysis, even for biomarker development7.
They also found that images, screenshots and stories with minimal text were increasingly overtaking links to traditional websites as the preferred method of sharing news stories.
This is pretty interesting when visualizations are used as the preferred method in order to present and interpret parliamentary activity that seems complicated or incomprehensible to the public.
Formerly, deduction as the preferred method, deduction required forming a theory and, from there, working to solve a problem and seek an answer.
Frequent travelers and travel arrangers are strongly encouraged to apply for and use the Stanford Travel Card as the preferred method of payment for all travel expenses.
Colonoscopy has been adopted as the preferred method to screen for colorectal neoplasia in the United States.
The OPlp method is recommended as the preferred method as it more closely approximates normal milking condition.
Sound bites replaced X's and O's as the preferred method to slow down a game that has become faster than ever.
The United States is rich with coal, and mountaintop removal has begun to replace underground mining in Appalachia as the preferred method of extraction because of its efficiency and lower cost.
