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Many will tell you they have not forgotten the "socialist republic of South Yorkshire" of the 80s, which they feel led to poorer (Labour-voting) parts of Sheffield getting preferential treatment – a divide some say continues today.
Romola Sanyal, an Indian American, criticised Khan's elite status that affords him preferential treatment, exempting him from the harsher interrogation and humiliation that is routinely meted out on south Asians and Muslims.
Tuesday's applications came after Catherine Murphy, an independent TD (MP), raised allegations in the Dáil that O'Brien had received preferential loan terms from the IBRC.
"Companies such as the big six energy firms do not lend their staff to government for nothing – they expect a certain degree of influence, insider knowledge and preferential treatment in return," said Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, when the secondments were revealed.
Mansell certainly adds the colourful headlines which are part of the exercise and, if towards the end of the season Hakkinen is surging ahead, then here we go again: "Oh Caroline, I honestly suspect they're giving him more preferential treatment well, Peggy thinks so anyway".
A spokesman for the Department of Business said the government's advisers, including Goldman Sachs, UBS and other junior advisers, were not given preferential treatment when shares were allocated and some did not get any at all.
Under preferential systems, such as that used in Australia, voters rank candidates on the ballot, so that if their first choice fails to poll enough to win, then votes for their second choice are still counted.
He believed that he had lost his preferential position with John Major's government – so assiduously courted with Margaret Thatcher – that he was condescended to, and wasn't taken seriously.
The country's richest man, a mining magnate who is worth an estimated $14bn according to Forbes and is the second-largest shareholder in Arsenal, announced late on Thursday that he was giving the Russian Football Union the loan on preferential terms, and the first payment was made later that night.
"For Waza to present itself as an animal welfare and conservation organisation and on the other hand support a member involved in one of the cruellest practices in the world, to the extent of helping them get preferential purchasing positions, is deceptive and harmful to the efforts to put the hunts to an end," Lucas said.
Related: Green vote increases four-fold, but Caroline Lucas remains party's only MP A referendum on introducing a form of preferential voting to Britain was defeated in 2011.
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The adjective "preferential" primarily functions to modify nouns , indicating that something is receiving special treatment or advantage. Ludwig's examples demonstrate its use in describing various contexts where favoritism is shown, such as "preferential" treatment or rates.
Expression frequency: Very common
