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.
The participants were allowed to attend Civil Service Exam and given preference for employment after 3 years service in the program.
Cultural risks that seemed to affect orphans more than non-orphans included boys engaging in widow inheritance and preference for boys to girls resulting in discrimination against girls, when resources are scarce with boys being given preference, for example in education.
A12 Bush Denounces a Perk President Bush told a convention of 5,000 minority journalists that colleges should not give preferences for admission to the children of alumni, a position that put him at odds with his own history at Yale.
President Bush told a convention of 5,000 minority journalists on Friday that colleges should not give preferences for admission to the children of alumni, a position that put him at odds with his own history at Yale University.
