The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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show preference to something — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
give preference to someone — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
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preference */*/ — UK [ˈpref(ə)rəns] / US noun Word forms preference : singular preference plural preferences 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else preference for: a preference for small… … English dictionary
preference — pref|e|rence W3 [ˈprefərəns] n 1.) [U and C] if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can →↑prefer ▪ Do you have a colour preference ? preference for ▪ a cultural preference for boy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
preference — noun 1 (C, U) if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing: have a preference: We could eat Chinese, Italian, or Indian do you have any preference? | have a preference for: I must admit I have a preference for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give preference to something — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… … Useful english dictionary
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