81.   The GOP leadership in the House and Senate has threatened to curtail or eliminate programs that give preferences to women and minorities in employment or business.

82.   The government also wants Microsoft to stop giving preference to its own software products on the screen that first comes up as customers turn on their computers.

83.   The justices could make a definitive ruling on whether the government, businesses and universities can give preferences based on race.

84.   The legislation would require states to give first preference to the poorest children.

85.   The order of selection remains uncertain, but it appears the new contract gives selection preference to the Copper Bowl, a change from the last two years.

86.   The problem, he said, was that incumbents are given preference.

87.   The report also recommended that preference be given to financing projects and people rather than institutions, thereby promoting the quality and flexibility of research.

88.   The political credentials of most students at Tehran University were regarded as impeccable, because the institution gives admissions preference to the offspring of loyal revolutionaries.

89.   The retailers said they will give preference to suppliers who use international standards set by the council, which is based in Oaxaca, Mexico.

90.   The Senate version includes a new section giving preferences to imports from struggling countries in South America, an addition the president wants.