This elite combined scientific interests with antiquarian predilection for collecting specimens and objects. From the Cambridge English Corpus

The present results on predilection sites in naturally infected horses are comparable to those of other studies of experimentally infected animals. From the Cambridge English Corpus

On the other hand, there is live music, often derived from rock, with its predilection for stage performance. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Also, paternalism can cloak racist or sexist predilections on the part of the physician/nurse. From the Cambridge English Corpus

By the same token, however, one may argue that his predilection for advocacy stands in the way of more objective analysis. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Muddling through this century, however, we find that the 'conservation ethic' has often been eclipsed by a predilection for fancy 'conservation tools'. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Given his predilection for conceptual antinomies, which may itself be questioned, his style is polemical, interspersed with judicious judgements and much good, common sense. From the Cambridge English Corpus

This work often starts with a recognizable type or types but then proceeds through design into a formalism specific to the site and personal predilection. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Sometimes reformist agendas or literary canons too were not clear-cut, and had fluctuating predilections. From the Cambridge English Corpus

Even the "pure descriptivist" has a dogmatic predilection against making judgments. From the Cambridge English Corpus

The predilection for some races, particularly those with broad facies has lead to the suggestion that differences in face shape are important. From the Cambridge English Corpus

If so, are pupils now more creative as a result of this modern predilection for 'creativity'? From the Cambridge English Corpus