Now, we may have a preference for higher incomes for working people, but this is an entirely separate issue.

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It reflects the contemporary intellectual preference in higher education for integrating the theory and practice of a discipline, and for reducing the divisions between vocational and academic qualifications.

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Basically, the preference stack is a little higher now.

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Students with lower-than-average SAT scores tended to have a stronger preference for schools known for athletic success, while students with higher SAT scores preferred institutions with greater academic quality.

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Her clear preference is for life Down Under because she finds the quality of living higher.

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Preference may be given to candidates with expertise in the Culture and in Higher Education sectors.

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Preference, which is built over time, drives bigger deals, shorter sales cycles, at higher margins.

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The Times also reported that the kinds of ads that state a preference for already-employed applicants reached from low-wage, fast-food jobs to higher-wage posts like business analysts.

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