Sentence examples for held preferences from inspiring English sources

In 1996, by contrast, voters and nonvoters held preferences that differed strongly.

Our concern that the lower frequency of use of epidural and other pain relief in the EA group was based on the possibility that midwives held preferences towards EA rather than on the women's need for pain relief [ 22] could thus be reduced.

As evidenced in the results, both TDTs held preference for the design arena as opposed to the mapping arena (Remillard, 1999).

Yes, he'll push for limited military strikes if necessary, but he said he'd rather find a diplomatic solution that would align with his "deeply held preference for peaceful solutions".

A political decision to establish the first ever national parks in Denmark allowed us to examine if people hold preferences regarding which site to be designated as national park, separate from the preferences for its environmental functions.

Thirdly, the Thai government may hold preferences to target specific population groups, because they are more deserving of health care than others.

This theory is often based on the notion that Trump has no ideology or deeply held policy preferences, and therefore that he is an empty vessel, ready to be filled with the instruction of the wise, or the merely clever.

For example, several of the Māori smoker focus group participants held strong preferences for the brand they smoked and felt that brands tasted differently.

'Frontline autonomy and flexibility based on experience and expertise' was apparent through hospital approaches to quality improvement that widely held physician preferences for participation in the design of programmes which would affect their own work [ 37], and the emergence of grassroots projects without the need for pressure from central oversight committees [ 34].

It's also thought that Prince William, always averse to media spectacle, held a preference for a more low-key wedding.

Surveys published in two weekend newspapers showed the Tories neck and neck with Labor in one case and two points ahead in the other, the first time the Tories have held voters' preference since shortly after the victory in 1992 of John Major, then the prime minister.