Sentence examples for was much preferred from inspiring English sources

We used to eat mutton all the time in this country – it was much preferred to lamb (when properly hung, it's also equally tender).

The transesterification process was much preferred in the early years of PET production because of the easy purification of DMT by distillation.

Where applicable, direct acquisition through fieldwork is much preferred.

"The future uncertainty on coal being so large, nuclear is to be much preferred".

A shorter, wider glass (think cup) is much preferred for the intended purpose.

In Britain, as we all know, a plucky runner-up is much preferred to a victor.

Negotiations were happening through hostages, but Scipione said direct contact would have been "much preferred, I'm sure".

"Interception" is much preferred by some in the Israeli government, the implication being that the army intervenes merely to stop a terrorist act already in progress.

These so-called regional jets are rapidly replacing propeller-driven planes on many commuter routes and are much preferred by passengers.

"Originally, fish with red flesh were looked down on in Japan as a low-class food, and white fish were much preferred," one of the book's contributors, Michiyo Murata, writes.

Though the box with the one-and-a-half-inch round hole works just fine, Mr. Briggs said, the Peterson box, with the oval hole, is much preferred by bluebirds.