This was certainly the case in Belfast, and may be the underlying reason for Labov's apparent preference for recording in public, non-domestic settings.

No apparent preferences for particular functional classes were found (apart from the translation class, over-represented because of ribosomal proteins).

Users' apparent preference for the direct shelf approach in subject searching can be considered either as a negative response to the catalogue or as a positive response to the shelves.

But some candidates from off the court seem reluctant to apply, given Mr. Cuomo's apparent preference for a current member.

I will take our response any day over his apparent preference for "complacency."

But one common mode of Darwinian success (local adaptation) does entail an apparent preference for substantial decreases in complexity梟amely, the lifestyle of parasites.

Therefore, the following sentences can be found with no apparent preference:

By January 1981, law enforcement had dubbed the robber "The I-5 Bandit," given his apparent preference for committing crimes along the Interstate 5 corridor.

Their apparent preference for hilly terrain may be partly due to the earlier conversion of most of the plains and other low-lying areas to croplands and pastures.

But Washington's apparent preference for letting the industry take the lead on regulation would change quickly if the market took another dive.