Sentence examples for given preference for from inspiring English sources
At these institutions, children of wealthy families, often with mediocre academic skills, are given preference for admission.
The proposals promise that members of the chorus and orchestra rosters would be given preference for future jobs.
Through affirmative action plans, pushed by the federal government, they are being given preference for places in colleges and universities, apprenticeships, jobs, welfare payments, and free lunches.
With a target resident pool of middle- and lower-income buyers, most of the units were awarded by lottery; current residents of Longwood and Hunts Point were given preference for half.
The provision under scrutiny designates six "priority populations" that are to be given preference for the affordable housing: Darien residents who volunteer as first responders; Darien public employees; Darien residents who work in town; Darien residents; nonresidents who work in Darien; and former residents who want to move back.
Communities with low per capita incomes, high unemployment, and loss of traditional sources of employment would be given preference for support.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of our paper is that we identify structural conditions under which (by virtue of randomization) given preferences for fair distribution matter much and, perhaps more surprisingly, when they matter little.
South gave preference for hearts, and now it was West's turn to be pushy, doubling for takeout with only eight points.
Groenenboom (South) gave preference for diamonds, then passed five hearts because he had two spade losers and a minimum opening bid.
The Department of Justice should give preference for grants to local police departments in states with functioning license-issuing authorities, which report the names of decertified officers to the National Decertification Index (NDI).
Upper Lab, short for the Lab School for Collaborative Studies, offers most of its high school seats to students moving on from the Lab Middle School, then gives preference for its remaining seats to children from District 2, which covers the Upper East Side and much of downtown Manhattan.
