by preference
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Drafts followed, with Harari ended up handling more of the trial scenes, by preference.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
The poll asked respondents to rank candidates by preference, in line with Alaska’s new “ranked choice” voting rules.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022
The group said people rank items by preference “all the time.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022
Rather than caucus, voters could rank three to five candidates by preference.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020
It was communicated to him many times by his father, Judge Paul Linebarger, who stated that Sun Yat-sen was most apt to talk in terms of morality and morale by preference.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony