Sentence examples for persisting preference from inspiring English sources

Although the general trend among Indian-born mothers in Norway has been that fewer choose to have more than two children, the share of Norwegian-Indian new-borns in higher birth orders who have only female siblings actually increased over the time periods, which indicates a persisting preference for sons among some Indian-born mothers in Norway.

In 1996 where birthweight was coded in 1-gram intervals this preference persisted, though more 10-gram values were registered.

As the preference persisted in 1996 where most Danish hospitals had switched to digital scales, it seems to be due to rounding when reporting the weight, rather than limitations in the scales.

When offered confamilial pairs of native and non-native plants, the crayfish P. spiculifer consumed 136% more exotic versus native plant material (df = 8, P = 0.006; Figure 1a); this preference persisted when the two plants with questionable distributions were excluded (feeding on exotics was 195% greater; df = 6, P = 0.003; Figure 1a).

This preference persisted at the end of trial, when 50 of 68 (74%) of children and 45 of 64 (70%) of carers reported a preference.

However, some behavioral deficits such as altered approach-avoidance behavior, social interaction or impaired social transmission of food preference persisted in adult SynIII−/− mice.

This preference persisted in monochromatic light, as females spawned with same-population males in 11 out of 12 trials (Binomial p < 0.005), which does not differ significantly from the control (Fisher's exact test, p ~1).

These preferences persisted even when stimulus calls contained whistle durations that fell outside the natural range.

It is unknown if the negative consequences of son-preference persist among those who immigrate to Western, high-income countries.

and (4) Do the socio-demographic and neighborhood norm based correlates of landscaping preferences persist when both are accounted for in multivariate models?

Although the functional differences between "rural" and "urban" people (or those seen as "been-heres" versus "come-heres") seem to be diminishing, differing perspectives and preferences persist along the rural urban edge.