Sentence examples for preference for him from inspiring English sources

The dismissal of Evans capped a troubled day for the centre-half and raised questions over Ferguson's preference for him.

He was appointed after the orchestra made its preference for him clearly known, despite objections from music critics who called the decision conservative.

So add to his total the 238,000 people who voted "uncommitted", the only way they could register a preference for him.

Elected for the first time by a vote of party members, only a third of Conservative MPs actually expressed their preference for him over Mr Portillo and Mr Clarke last year.

It's actually pretty nice that many of the players in the locker room are rooting for me.' Was he suggesting that the players have a preference for him over Nadal and his irksome ways, or was he saying they wished him well in his quest to achieve the grand slam?

Lenore Taylor: Guardian Australia The future of the party now hinges on whether voters still like Rudd when he is leader again, or whether their professed preference for him was really a hankering for the way they felt when they elected him as "Kevin07", and politics still felt hopeful and positive – in contrast to the down and dirty shouting match it has been for the past three years.

He has answered questions about his lack of conditioning, about the Knicks' preference for trading him to create payroll relief, of the allegations brought by Kuchinsky.

But now that the Yankees have apparently decided to keep him beyond the trade deadline, their clear preference is for him to regain his status as an elite leadoff hitter in what remains of this season.

Opponents inside his own party used his preference for peace against him.

For Bangs, "grossness was the truest criterion for rock 'n' roll" -- his preference for music that gave him "barking fits" helped him define the aesthetics of punk and heavy metal -- and he loathed pretension and cheap sentiment.

It is true that, while Baby Bats often consider themselves "Goth," they show quite a number of differences from members of the original scene; they tend to show a preference for metal (Marilyn Mansion and HIM being typical "Baby Bat" music), wear clothes that reflect metal/skater fashion, and tend to go for a "shocking" rather than "aesthetic" appearance.