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Shaken by One Nation's sudden revival, Queensland's ruling conservative coalition has urged its voters to give their second vote Australia has a preferential system to the Hanson party, not the opposition Labor Party.
ECONOMIST: Australia
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Yes, admits a Clegg ally, it now looks disastrous to have sought a referendum on the complicated preferential voting system known as the alternative vote (AV).
ECONOMIST: Bagehot
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The academy, through its accounting firm, now called PricewaterhouseCoopers, tabulates the ballots using what is called the "preferential voting" system.
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Doug McAvoy said the policy would create a two-tier system, with preferential funding for the few.
BBC: Unions give verdict on manifesto
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When the current expansion of free-trade accords has covered an overwhelming percentage of world trade, it may be possible for the WTO to fix the system, so no nation has preferential bias with one or another trading partner over others countries.
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Long boasting the highest scores on standardised tests among minority groups, Asians have never needed preferential treatment from universities, and are now benefiting from the new system. (In the past, some universities used quotas to keep Asian numbers down).
ECONOMIST: Affirmative action
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As outlined in its paper An Assessment of Future Requirements for U.S. Strategic Forces and Strategic Arms Control, the Center judges the ban on mobile ICBMs both essential to a sound START agreement and compatible with a survivable and verifiable basing system for U.S. ICBM deployments utilizing limited transportability, austere silos and preferential protection using strategic defenses.
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This system began as a result of wage caps during World War II, and then expanded when preferential tax treatment for employer plans was codified into law.
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