Another thing that concerns me is that a lot of chemicals prone to defatting seem also to be prone to cause lung fibrosis after long exposure to aerosolized particles. Your lungs try to protect themselves by growing extra connective tissue which also unfortunately gets in the way of normal respiration.
preference - a strong liking; my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney. penchant, predilection, taste. liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; I've always had a liking for reading; she developed a liking for gin.
The desire to choose the sex was that strong. Today's desire is just as strong. In fact some places report that up to 90% of people would choose the sex of their baby if it were easier. The biggest change in the minds of sex selection is that having a girl is a high priority in some locations now.