Though internally inconsistent, the approach here is consistent with traditional usage, and reflects a preference for character states that may be determined in the field.
Ronald Dworkin's influential work defends the capacity for autonomy as the relevant threshold, with autonomy interpreted as "the ability to act out of genuine preference or character or conviction or a sense of self" (Dworkin 1993, 225).
Tastes and preferences: A character's tastes and preferences make them more distinctive.
Fit is all about the overlap of a person's preferences or character and the organization's culture.
But the actor's preference for characters festooned with baroque oddities is clearly in sync with the aesthetics of the filmmaker who has turned to Depp for eight projects, beginning with Edward Scissorhands in 1990.
This meant Mirkin had to adapt his preference for character-driven comedy to fit the show; it "forced you to put all the cleverness into the plot, a much more difficult thing to do.
These nematodes were washed in physiological saline, identified preliminarily to species based on host preference, morphological characters and predilection sites [ 31- 33], fixed in 70% ethanol, and stored at −20°C.
Belle has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics, several of whom voiced their preference towards the character over her predecessor, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.
Partisans even refuse to admit that they are partisans, with biases and preferences born of character, upbringing and experience.
In bestowing honours on plays such as Rabbit Hole, August: Osage County, Doubt and Anna in the Tropics, the judges revealed a preference for multi-character realism.
Two studies, one from 1978 and one from 1988, did find that boys expressed a preference for male characters, but the youngest age group studied was the fourth grade, at which point it is impossible to separate nature from nurture.
