Sentences with phrase «preference for small»

The result is a leveling, abetted by an almost uniform preference for small objects and smooth surfaces.

Using a crate draws on your puppy's preference for small spaces.

Many dog owners have a preference for small dogs over larger breeds, and for many different reasons.

If the child shows a preference for small pets because they fear or do not like dogs or cats, you could consider a rodent.

Over the past 5 years, the preference for small and mid-caps by the fund has helped it maintain steady performance.

The portfolio adviser attributes the success to the fund's preference for small - cap issues.

Hello Sir, Can you please suggest your preference for this Small & Mid cap in priority order list for 10 year + invest horizon.

The most recent iterations of the Federal Reserve policy - setting committees have all shown a preference for small changes in the Federal funds rate, usually a quarter - percentage point at a time, with a few half - point (or more) exceptions, most often on the downside.

«We have a preference for small - and midcap stocks with long runways for growth where the benefits of innovation are sustainable and early relative to the potential opportunity, resulting in high rates of growth for many years.»

But tuners» preference for small Asian cars represents an obstacle to GM's ambitions, aftermarket observers say.

Your baby may show a preference for a small medicine cup or a sippy cup rather than a bottle, even if he is very young.

Changes in culture could mean more units (singles vs. families) or impact home size (preference for smaller or larger homes).

Steinberg found that late - adolescent participants demonstrated a significantly increased preference for smaller, immediate rewards when they believed that they were being watched by an unknown viewer of the same age and gender.

«Women's preference for smaller competition may account for inequality.»

When given this choice, the termites showed a preference for the smaller blocks.

When all is said and driven, only individual preferences for small price and performance variations will separate buyers of this year's new subcompacts.

You'd already have to have a very strong preference for the smaller form - factor to want to shell out the same cash for the mini — especially given that you could combine phone and small tablet functionality by buying the Plus model iPhone.

I have a preference for smaller phones like the iPhone 6, so in spite of its large screen, the Essential Phone feels like the perfect size to me.

With my preference for smaller phones like the iPhone 6, the Essential Phone felt like it was the ideal size in my hand.

But newer sales indicate a preference for the smaller form factor and low - priced smart devices, like Echo Dot and Google Home Mini, the latter which outsold Google Home in three months» time.

One index of such behavior is termed delay discounting, which reflects an individual's relative preference for smaller, immediate rewards over larger rewards delayed in time (Green and Myerson, 2004).

Consumers who bought a lottery ticket had more materialistic thoughts and showed stronger preferences for a small, immediate reward — the opposite of delayed gratification, which is so important in many sound money decisions.

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And you'll never have to sweat the small stuff — you make a request for pickup using the app and can specify all your preferences, right down to your preferred detergent and whether you need fabric softener.

The rub is the public's apparent preference for giving public funds to small companies.

As smaller iron ore miners scramble to cut costs to deal with falling prices, another hurdle looms — customers» preference for quality.

The appeal of co-working spaces appears to be on the wane among both demographic groups, with smaller numbers of both Generations Y and Z expressing a preference for this kind of traditional work arrangement.

And given their natural talents and preferences, the outlook for Millennial - and Gen Z - owned small businesses is promising.

On the other hand, economists like Ted Mallett from the Canadian Federation for Independent Business argue that the small business preferences are justified.

In addition, we believe that certain institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, could in the future demonstrate an increased preference for alternatives to the traditional investment fund structure, such as managed accounts, smaller funds and co-investment vehicles.

As I've said before, I have no preference for large caps over small caps.

However, the ability for small entrants to compete at the margins is waning, and consumers (even those in B2B) are rapidly changing their expectations and preferences.

Throw in Berkshire's preference for companies with simple business models, strong management teams, powerful brands and healthy pricing power, and the number of tech companies that potentially meet its criteria really starts to look small.

For Butter & Bake, Felicia says that, «we accept like - minded small producers and have a preference for bakery businesses, as that's our focus.&raqFor Butter & Bake, Felicia says that, «we accept like - minded small producers and have a preference for bakery businesses, as that's our focus.&raqfor bakery businesses, as that's our focus.»

Richard Slotkin's Regeneration Through Violence (Wesleyan University Press, 1973) is only the most noteworthy contribution to a small library of studies depicting a moral preference for violence in the American past.

1) The people, including Father Greeley, who incessantly lament the gap between teaching and the reception of teaching are typically the same people who have for years worked to undermine the credibility of the Church's teaching office; 2) Their measure of whether the Church is listening is whether teaching is brought into line with their preferences; 3) The curia in Rome coordinates and corrects as necessary, but the teachers of the Church are the bishops, priests and catechists who too often find it easier to blame Rome than to do their job; 4) Catholic Americans are about 6 percent of the universal Church, and Greeley's think - for - themselves educated Catholics who are unhappy with church teaching, usually on matters sexual, are a much smaller part of that 6 percent.

One hears echoes of Ruskin's nostalgia for the harmony of the medieval manor in contrast to the din of modern factories, or of James» preference for the Virgin over the dynamo as the central symbol of power in society, or of Schumacher's «small is beautiful» against the «great industrial city.»

Perhaps you plan on a small Thanksgiving gathering, or maybe your family members have a strong preference for either white or dark meat.

enough said, this is all you need for a small - sized buckwheat loaf, the amount is absolutely perfect for one person for about two days, if you're more simply double or adjust the amount to your preferences.

«Preference is growing for meals that include several smaller - portioned or shareable dishes instead of those focused on a single entree,» she commented.

Step 1: Mash 2 small bananas and add cherry puree Step 2: Mix thoroughly, blend if needed for your baby's texture preferences.

There is a natural commercial preference for some Heathrow slot holders to focus on more profitable long haul services, although recent acquisitions by larger carriers of smaller airline slot allocations have been used to improve domestic connectivity.

This can lead to «preference deals», a form of pre-election bargaining, in which smaller parties agree to direct their voters in return for support from the winning party on issues critical to the small party.

And fairly small shifts in headline voting intention (particularly an increase in support for the Liberal Democrats) could change the result under A.V. significantly, given their advantage in second and third preferences.

The study shows that farmers need to protect their livestock from jackals even when similarly sized wild prey (small antelopes) are available because of their preference for sheep and goats.

Trophy fish have also adopted smaller body sizes in response to fishers» preference for big fish (which, if killed, do not breed).

And it's a smaller difference for those trained according to their natural preference, and I'm not quite sure why that is, but it probably has to do with, obviously if they already preferred vanilla, sort of adding a reward, may or may not have really made a significant difference.

«It has a preference for movement towards the minus end, but the smallest bit of force can make it change direction and move toward the plus end,» says Vaziri says, who was working at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna at the time the research was conducted.

At about $ 2 billion each, the missions are pricey, especially given NASA's recent preference for multiple small missions rather than one or two big - budget ones.

The preference for playing hockey, or house, in the brain are small — unless grown - up house, is far from fixed.

Locusts tend to have low protein requirements, but this species needed the smallest amount «of any locusts studied to date,» Cease says, indicating a preference for low - protein foods.