1.   In a survey of customer preference, one model came consistently out on top.

2.   And computer makers have catered to that customer preference by making Windows a de facto standard.

3.   And it tests the limits of a longstanding tenet of employment law, namely, that customer preferences generally do not justify discrimination in hiring or employment.

4.   Both airlines touted the carry-on bags as innovations driven by customer preferences for lighter fare and the flexibility of eating when they wanted to.

5.   It promises to provide viewers personalized information from the World Wide Web, based on customer preferences and business partnerships with content providers.

6.   Paradoxically, he suggested, impersonal technology, especially large data bases that link products and consumer behavior, allows more efficient management of customer preferences.

7.   Specifically, he said, the online retailers that attract the most traffic can negotiate the best prices with manufacturers and collect the best data about customer preferences.

8.   While crisscrossing half a dozen states in a Dodge Caravan, Bacon uses the software to keep appointments, record customer preferences, and track inventory.

9.   As carriers increase their non-stop city pairs and flight frequencies to cater to customer preferences, the average size of planes in airline fleets is declining.

10.   Better relationsMaruti is presently conducting internal market research to gauge customer preferences.