Word: preferable
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...country where politicians generally prefer evasion to bluntness, Nicolas Sarkozy makes a point of being an anomaly. As mobs of disaffected youths rampaged through the streets across France again last week, the Interior Minister projected an air of tough-guy bravado, using ghetto epithets to condemn the rioters, daring them to take him on. When he appeared at a televised town-hall meeting, Sarkozy took umbrage at what he deemed the insolent tone of a teenager in a hooded sweatshirt and shaved head--"We are not in the street here," Sarkozy said--but refused to apologize...
...talented (just ask him) Owens was lauded by fans and the media after playing while hurt in last year's Super Bowl. Then he hired Rosenhaus, who demanded a new contract--in a very public way. Usually agents prefer to negotiate behind closed doors; Rosenhaus and Owens went directly to the airwaves. "If Terrell overperforms, he should be able to upgrade," says David Cornwell, a former attorney for the NFL. "But how you go about doing this is key. Drew's strategy has created this huge issue with T.O.'s teammates and organization." Cornwell says Rosenhaus should have advised Owens...
...higher sodium content, and have only fresh and flavorful foods, with less salt. We would rather be cautious and let you add [salt] at the table.” She added that HUDS offers salt-free dressings at the salad bar, letting students create their own dressing if they prefer to avoid sodium. Last year, as part of its “Savory Spotlight” program, which aims to instruct students about food, HUDS focused on the topic of salt and the dangers of excess salt in the diet, focusing on the government’s recommended daily salt...
...like boxers or briefs?” he asked loudly. “Personally, I prefer these new Under Armour boxers. They feel really good on your balls...
Mazzoleni left that same summer, opting for a job closer to home. Former Boston Bruin Ted Donato ’91 took over, and Daigneau cautiously admits, "I prefer Coach Donato to Coach Mazzoleni...