nf. choice, preference

n. preference, liking; choice, option; alternative; fellow-feeling

(n.) = bias [biases, -pl.] ; precedence ; preference ; taste ; tendency ; choice ; favourability [favorability, -USA] ; like.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.
Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.
Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
Ex: Users are able to use terminals many miles distant to search the computer data base of their choice, with the support of a telecommunications network to link terminal to computer.
Ex: A week-by-week analysis found that photographs of the 2 candidates rose and fell together in favourability.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
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* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.
* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.
* dar preferencia = give + preference.
* enfrentamientos sobre preferencias = flame war.
* en preferencia = preferably.
* mostrar preferencia por = slant.
* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.
* orden de preferencia = order of preference.
* preferencia de paso = the right of way.
* preferencia personal = personal preference.
* preferencia por = bias in favour of.
* preferencias sexuales = sexual preference.
* preferencias y aversiones = likes and dislikes.
* relación de preferencia = preferential relation ; preferential relationship.
* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.
* tener preferencia = be preferential ; have + the right of way.
* tener preferencia (sobre) = take + precedence (over).