The phrase "prefer by far" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is usually used to emphasize one's preference for something over another. For example, "I prefer pizza by far over hamburgers."
He talks about the 5,000m victory – that was the one he preferred "by far".
"Sports are his defining interest; he prefers dogs by far; and his food tastes are as manly as they come: chips, burgers, bacon sandwiches and fried chicken".
This would delay a reckoning by a few years.The second proposal and the one preferred by banks—is far more complicated (see chart) and is designed to improve the creditworthiness of Greek bonds.
When a Democratic candidate far preferred by most Democratic activists in the state entered the race, she decided not to run.
However, funding for in-home health assistants, an option preferred by Americans with disabilities and far more cost effective for tax payers, is considered optional and can be cut without risking the states' share of $80 billion in federal Medicaid funding.
To use of real-time applications such as in diagnosis an ambitious 100% accuracy is preferred, which is by far a challenging problem posed through these results.
Local herders also mentioned that Fraxinus excelsior, also found in this region after being introduced during the French colonization, is far less strongly preferred by sheep and goats than F. dimorpha, due to a more bitter taste.
This week, the government moved to ration supplies to about 22 gallons a month, which does not go far in the large cars preferred by younger Iranians.
ISTANBUL — With her subtle style of filleting opponents with chips and slices, fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland wounds her opponents with the tennis equivalent of paper cuts, a far cry from the bruising marks preferred by more percussive opponents.
In full blaze, the coal fire was far superior to other forms of lighting, preferred by mariners to oil or candles.
