1.   Car buyers have recently shown a growing preference for smaller vehicles.

2.   Among foreign destinations, Canada and Mexico are expected to benefit from the growing preference for car travel, and for vacations closer to home.

3.   And, he said, mergers of the giants and their growing preference for jets to serve their secondary markets might make more turboprops available to serve smaller cities.

4.   A lower spread indicates a growing preference for gilts.

5.   That shows a growing preference for German over U.K. bonds.

6.   The latest national surveys show a growing preference among likely voters to send Democrats to Congress.

7.   With the growing preference for vegetable-based oils, the use of palm oil soon caught on.