1·She was chosen in preference to her sister.
她被选中了，而不是她妹妹。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Most Americans drink coffee in preference to tea.
大部分美国人爱喝咖啡甚于红茶。
3·I'd choose the small car in preference to the large one.
我会选那辆小车，而不会选那辆大的。
4·Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
5·My heart invariably cleaved to the master's, in preference to Catherine's side.
我的心情愿毫不更变地永远依附在主人身上，而不是在凯瑟琳那边。
6·I would usually choose living in a small town in preference to living in a big city.
我通常愿意选择生活在小城镇，其次才是大城市。
7·Threads with higher priority are executed in preference to threads with lower priority.
“高优先级线程”会优先于“低优先级线程”执行。
8·Pamela uses the True Moon Nodes in preference to the Mean Moon Nodes in her calculations.
相对于平均月球交点，帕梅拉在她的计算中优先使用的是真实月球交点。
9·Rule of Economy:Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.
经济性准则：和机器的时间比较，程序员的时间是更宝贵程序员经济性比较的。
10·Rule of Economy: Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.
译：经济性准则：程序员的时间是宝贵的，用机器时间来保护程序员的时间，即如果和机器时。