1.   And subsequent affirmative action and other preferential programs probably helped blacks as well.

2.   A backlash against entitlements and preferential programs has been aggravated as art, music, sports and other school activities have been decimated instead.

3.   But she said, his job would be threatened by cutbacks in preferential programs.

4.   The Microsoft co-founder, Norris said, raised the prospect of close business ties, including deep pricing discounts, preferential marketing programs and advanced technical support for IBM.

5.   Fueled by general excitiment over their capture of the US House of Representatives and the Senate, conservative Republicans had vowed to ditch federal preferential programs.