Any candidate receiving more than one quarter of the threshold on personal preference votes (the 'preference threshold' or voorkeursdrempel , 0.1675 of the total number of valid votes), is considered elected in their own right, leapfrogging candidates higher on the list.

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Like what?

That's just a personal opinion.

There is nothing personal at all.

Sami had bodyguards.

For Syrian Kareem Lailah, the dream is a personal one

What is clear is the West s preference for the Turkish model.

Both revelations underscore China s preference for strategic subterfuge.

The Committee does not favour any definition over another.

Where candidates prove to be equally suitable, preference is given to women.

And I have to make it clear, it's not just me anymore.

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However, there seems a general preference for Obama among Iraqis.

That's a decision that you have to make. That's a personal thing.

When I wrote about politics it was politics that was personal to me.

We started with a personal account and a Skype, says El Zahawi from New York.

Individual opinion of Committee member Ms. Ruth Wedgwood

In the November 2006 elections, only one candidate received a seat exclusively through preference votes, while 26 other candidates reaching the preference threshold were already elected based on their position on the list.

Europeans tend to prefer vacations over growth.

But they do pay for them, by favoring one vendor over another.

) At this stage, however, the preference votes are also taken into account.

He knows that this checkpoint, in particular, means a lot to me personally, and not only from a revolution perspective.

Education in Movement is a self managed project that functions thanks to the support of partners, collaborators, and friends.

For example, Japanese elites tend to favor continuity over change.

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That is why this homophobic attack on our brothers and sisters in Orlando feels so personal.

The decision to marry or not is a personal one and should be free to couples.

In Philadelphia we have a one to one laptop program, so the kids are bringing in laptops with them everyday, taking them home, getting access to information.

But, over the years, standards have been allowed to slide, with adjournments being preferred to expulsions.

For the first time, Ukrainians have thrown their little brother complex toward the Russians overboard.

If they are living with their parents, they can spend their entire income on themselves.

It is to choose the option that is consistent with our shared values of democracy, accountability, flexibility and fairness.

He is a grandee, a mover and shaker in the academic and media world, a friend of President Barack Obama.

It was in many respects a personal triumph for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Nor was there much evidence of personal enrichment or widespread corruption.

Filipino journalist Carlos Conde analyzes the shoe throwing incident from the perspective of a media person

(b) Approving authority and responsibility is assigned on a personal basis and cannot be delegated.

As the outgoing President of the Special Court, I would like to end on a more personal note.

A very conservative regime naturally tends to prefer a Republican candidate over a Democrat.

When it comes to managing a deep and complex crisis, indeed, European voters tend to prefer the experience of conservative politicians.

In truth, however, other than reflecting the French preference for the politics of the street, the two phenomena have nothing in common.

Collaborator Five As much as is different from frame to frame, it really is personal.

For example, which problems are you personally best equipped to address?

His personal best time is 13.68 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Lapinlahti.