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IMO E.

correct idioms are:
preference for..
indifference to..


Too fast, too furious but absolutely right. It should be E.
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E for me.

Preference for something is correct idiom
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A
Fight is between A and E. I prefer A to E.
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It should be E.
preference for something. ( I have preference for sweet food over spicy).
"prererence to" is also correct idiom, but not in our case.
Example. We give preference to those who have worked with us for a long time.
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On exam day i would spend 5 min on thsi ques trying to recollect what's the right idiom "preference for" or "preference to"
then would finally hit E.
:wink:


and would be short of time for the rest :P
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E it is.

To give smth preference over smth
preference for
in preference to
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IMO E.

correct idioms are:
preference for..
indifference to..


Bull's eye :-D

OA is 'E'!
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(A) incorrectly uses "preference to..."

The correct idioms are: ~prefer to/preference for~

Since a noun is necessary to properly complete the sentence, the latter is correct.
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Go with E,preferece for should be the correct idiom.



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