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- noun Plural form of
preference . - noun this sense?) (
computing ) Theuser -specified settings ofparameters ininteractive computersoftware - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
preference .
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What I liked most about your preferences is theat it's not only elegant, but also "easy on the eyes and leaves maximum amount of space for the content on website"!
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What I liked most about your preferences is theat it's not only elegant, but also "easy on the eyes and leaves maximum amount of space for the content on website"!
Brushed Metal Look 2007
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The subject of measuring voter preferences is a little wonky but not terribly complicated.
Murkowski's Support Goes Up And Down, According To Yet Another Alaska Poll The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This represents one of the largest gaps in preferences between all voters and likely voters ever recorded in Pew Research Center surveys.
Could The Polls In Election 2010 Be Wrong? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But, whatever their tastes, the linkage of Americanism to the Tea Party's assumed range of cultural preferences is nothing but the arrogance of those hoping to cultivate and pander to Tea Party prejudice, while the rest of us are sipping lattes and listening to NPR.
Peter M. Shane: The Magical Misdirection of Charles Murray: The Elite is Patriotic, But Not "Of America" Peter M. Shane 2010
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Refering to oneself or any person according to their "sexual preferences" is demeaning.
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This represents one of the largest gaps in preferences between all voters and likely voters ever recorded in Pew Research Center surveys.
Could The Polls In Election 2010 Be Wrong? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Even though I question the "ideal" of relationships that ignore our physical being, the reality of some men and women (including the one in question) having physical preferences is one we still have to deal with.
Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing 2009
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This represents one of the largest gaps in preferences between all voters and likely voters ever recorded in Pew Research Center surveys.
Could The Polls In Election 2010 Be Wrong? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As the economy has slowed, having an up-to-date perspective on consumer travel demand and preferences is more important than ever.
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