Sentence examples for were preferential from inspiring English sources
adjective
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
- Club members received preferential seating.
Carbide boundaries and metal grain boundaries were preferential sites for oxide dissolution at transpassive potential ranges.
The infrared spectrometric analysis showed that BMSS resulting from the mild extraction method contained predominantly β-sheet conformations, while the more degradative methods (alkaline, autoclave) led to BMSS where the random-coil conformations were preferential.
The results also indicated that the strongest adsorption sites for H2 in MOF-519 were near the oxygen atoms of bicarboxylic linkers, while aluminum-oxygen clusters were preferential adsorption sites for hydrogen in MOF-520.
Compared with the case in the binary composites, many OMMT layers were preferential distributed inside and around the PEOc-rich domains in the ternary composite samples, which formed an enhanced OMMT filler network.
The combination of scanning electron microscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry and KFM demonstrated that the grain and subgrain boundaries were preferential pathways for the short-circuit diffusion of hydrogen but also acted as a source of hydrogen diffusion in the lattice over distances of up to ten microns with non-negligible desorption when exposed to air at room temperature for 24 h.
Diem also maintained land policies that were preferential to the Roman Catholic Church, the largest property owner in the country.
"There has been preferential treatment.
And, of course, there's preferential bias to consider as well.
Surprisingly, in three-quarters of all cases in which there was preferential parental treatment, the children judged things as fair.
For those who believe that United Nations approval is necessary for our action, I say that it is preferential.
"The issue is preferential treatment to Metro that no other newspapers have," said Pamela Browner, a spokeswoman for Philadelphia Newspapers.
