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

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.

It is another matter altogether to subvert democracy by privileging particular interests over others.

In many cases, American demands and desires are contrary to Latin interests, and should be resisted. But in other cases, opposition to America's preferences is wrought by public sentiment and goes against the instincts of leaders who know better.

It also indicated the increasing preference of leading SINTNCs to grow through acquisitions rather than new subsidiaries abroad.

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

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.

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.

Of course, the extent to which an electoral system favors large parties by having high popular vote thresholds to enter parliament, or through winner take all constituencies affects the degree of political fragmentation.

It is one thing to advocate external restraints that enhance the quality of democratic deliberation by preventing short termism or demanding transparency, for example. It is another matter altogether to subvert democracy by privileging particular interests over others.

Europeans tend to prefer vacations over growth.

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

The country s declining number of voters are lining up in favor of cheaper, imported food.

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

Silicon oil (PDMS), if filled needs to be removed after a period of 2 8 months depending on surgeon's preference.

Xenocentrism is the preference for the products, styles, or ideas of someone else's culture rather than of one's own.

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.

People may have a taste for oranges or bananas, or a preference for enjoying life today instead of saving for the future.

Libyans complain that the new government has continued the NTC s policy of favoring revolutionary brigades over institutionalized security services.

Gaining favourable reviews, the album went on to sell over 10 million copies in Europe, Canada, and the United Statescombined, and 20 million copies worldwide.

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.

More inequality led legislators, at least in that case, to prefer less competition and less expansion in lending.

In recent past, the preference of men to women remains in the mindset and even action of not a few people.

Western societies, and in particular the U.S., have always favored the man of action over the man of contemplation and man of contemplation.

Recently, it was found in a study that market research regarding consumers' preferences may increase the adoption of CRM among the developing countries' consumers.

So, trying to parse their positions to make a case for one over another is harder to do than guessing who will end up winning the World Cup.

But no German economist has come out against an economic stimulus program, and many favor one.

But wars and violence move electorates to the hawkish right, and Israel s operation in Gaza was no exception.

Second, Russia s high degree of economic inequality sustains the majority s preference for redistribution rather than private entrepreneurship.

In the absence of special reasons, like a change in sexual partners, there seems to be no reason to prefer the existence of one child to that of the other.

Opinion in the City of London tends to favor a middle way, which would allow the UK to cling to the benefits of the single market, without conceding unified regulation.

We would be inclined to favour the universalization of the Commission's membership or, failing that, to maintain the status quo.

If credit expands too rapidly, the Fed can raise the interest rate that it pays on deposits. Sufficiently high rates will induce commercial banks to prefer the Fed s combination of liquidity, safety, and yield to expanding the quantity of private lending.

Many steps have been taken in recent years to reinforce regulation of the banking system.

There's something I'm developing here called social intensity syndrome, which tries to account for why guys really prefer male bonding over female mating.

The media are no remedy, as competition for ratings forces them to favor oversimplification over differentiation, complexity, and nuance.

The more governments are prepared to step in, and the greater the resources of those governments, the more big banks and big countries will be favored.