Sentence examples for gave preference to from inspiring English sources

North gave preference to three hearts, no doubt thinking his bid was forcing, but South passed.

Then it held a lottery for operating slots that gave preference to nine small airlines.

A succession of English governors gave preference to English settlers, including loyalists after the American Revolution.

Most factories gave preference to those who could place larger orders.

However, after Berkowitz (North) gave preference to spades, Moss (West) found a perfectly timed penalty double.

The Iraqi government gave preference to older people because youngsters would have more chances to go in the coming years.

He gave preference to his god Sin and had powerful enemies in the priesthood of the Marduk temple.

They gave preference to Amazon for its MP3 service (and Amazon may announce something like iTunes Radio this week).

Hayden (South) responded one spade; North rebid two clubs; South gave preference to two diamonds; and all passed.

The U.S.-led coalition committed to using air power to contain ISIS in Syria but gave preference to restoring Iraqi sovereignty.

North right ly gave preference to two hearts, confident that his partner held at least five hearts but having no assur ance about diamonds.