Sentence examples for preference for light from inspiring English sources

Still, she is passionate about what her buildings look like — "I have a preference for light structure, for things that look light, almost fragile," she told me — and as capable of obsessing over a single detail as Norman Foster.

At one point in Dark Girls, a young black man states his preference for "light skin, pretty girl, long hair", something Weekes-Bernard heard "frequently" when she was talking to her subjects.

In Thailand, the argument goes, a preference for light skin is less fraught because it is a cosmetic issue that springs from a desire to look fashionable and wealthy, and is not connected to a legacy of slavery, disenfranchisement, and marginalization.

With an annual growth rate of about 2 mm, living coral reef formations resist destruction from sea action by constantly growing due to the preference for light and sediment-free waters [11].

A GM spokesman said the Lordstown layoffs stem from declining Cruze sales, an industry-wide trend owing to Americans' increasing preference for light trucks and crossover SUVs instead of sedans.

Now, I had a spring in my step because I felt more seen, more appreciated by the far away gatekeepers of beauty, but around me the preference for light skin prevailed.

This early Federal style is characterized by small-scale rectangular design and by a preference for light-toned wood finishes.

Fairness is equated with superiority, power and influence, therefore the preference for lighter skin".

Indian television channels are saturated with advertisements for skin-whitening creams -- and an overwhelming preference for light-skinned actors, actresses and singers that helps drive the pop culture love affair with whiteness.

This may be due to non-random sampling of Japanese macaques with a preference for lighter iris color.

"We can test their preferences for light or dark, moist or dry".