Sentence examples for first preference of from inspiring English sources

In those three polls he scored a first preference of only 39 or 37 points.

The first preference of the Church was to have women enter one of the monastic orders.

Nearly 88% of families received their first preference of primary school, a slight rise on 2014 that reflected the efforts to provide more places.

In Greater London, less than two-thirds of children received their first preference of school as the total number of applications rose again.

"That's one reason why the first preference of any officer or director, present or former, is to go directly to the insurance policy, which provides for payment of defense costs," he said.

The former governor, who served between 2003 and 2013, said no deal was "not the first preference of anybody".

Just 68% of first preferences of Birmingham families were met, while 13% did not receive any of their named preferences – the highest proportion outside the capital, along with Windsor and Maidenhead.

It will likely be the second or third preference of voters whose first choice is one of the other "small" films that have been nominated.

If no candidate does, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the second preference of all those who voted for that candidate are reallocated.

And John Turner, from the Association of Electoral Administrators, told the BBC the "supplementary vote" system - allowing voters a first and second preference of candidates - must be sufficiently well explained.

Hence this tie for the overall 3rd rank was resolved by examining the second preference of the participants.