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"the liking" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to express someone's preference or fondness for something. Here is an example sentence: "I couldn't understand her attraction to horror movies, but I had to respect her for having the liking for them."
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the liking
noun
Something that a person likes (prefers).
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They are too close for the liking of many secular Israeli Arabs too.
To complete the thought: you can then hope that the liking becomes reciprocal.
This change of status may not be to the liking of the bank's workers.
Or Mr Yeltsin could appoint a new government more to the liking of reds and browns.
But the wish for the center and the liking of the plans doesn't disappear".
"If the results were not to the liking of the guards, they would make us do them again".
To be specific, it was not to the liking of John Ruskin, the most influential critic in the nineteenth century.
He did his job too well for the liking of some, uncovering a scandal at the highest level.
It passed a bill last month that was much more to the liking of the White House.
Judging from the waves of giggles, the comic characters were especially to the liking of the young audience.
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Depending on the liking of all the family members, mediate over an ideal destination.
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