The point is, some people felt free to express a personal preference.
But it expressed a clear preference for the trade center site.
I am hard pressed to express a preference for one or the other.
American officials have also expressed a preference for a return of the refugees.
If few people know both men, fewer still are willing to express a preference.
After sampling the other's way of life, both express a decided preference for their own.
Several commission members expressed a preference for the original design yesterday.
In fact, Hoover would have been the whole country's choice if the people could express a preference.
Even those who expressed a preference were tentative about their choice.
Most family members expressed a preference for the traditional minivan look.