"bias toward" = 'bias against'
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Sun Apr 29 00:12:40 UTC 2012
Former Annapolis female midshipman, CNN: "There was definitely a bias
toward women."
I've encountered this many times, but the OED takes no notice.
JL
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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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