Assertion: preference | /r/HasProperty | given
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Source sentences:
text: Why Preference is Given
text: Many varieties of stone were used, but the preference was given to basalt.
text: This preference is also given to households whose head of household or spouse is elderly is disabled.
text: This preference is also given to households whose head of household or spouse is elderly is disabled.
text: That hereafter in making appointments to clerical and other positions in the executive branch of the Government, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere preference shall be given to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines, and widows of such, and to the wives of injured soldiers, sailors, and marines, who themselves are not qualified, but whose wives are qualified to hold such positions.