Word: preferable
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...favoring smaller government and lower taxes, has raised $2 million so far toward a planned $15 million national push in support of Bush's goals. The battle will be waged not just with rhetoric but with dollars too. Because Democrats have given the term privatization a negative tinge, advocates prefer to call it personalization, emphasizing control and ownership rights. Says Club for Growth president Stephen Moore: "Words matter...
...ride horses, and I know that if I have something I'm riding that has excess spirit, it is to be valued. I think divas are the same ... If they're difficult, it's because they care a lot and they're trying to do something extraordinary. I much prefer that to someone who is easy to work with but is only trying to jump...
...factory, Ding Hangjuan considers herself an expert in holiday paraphernalia. She's gleaned some of her designs from Hollywood movies, copied others from competitors, and learned a thing or two about her overseas buyers along the way. "Americans don't like images of Jesus in pain," she notes. "They prefer symbols of good luck, like angels and five-pointed stars." And although she doesn't quite say it, she thinks American revelers are a bit dim. Case in point: among her big sellers this year is a red bow with a tiny pinecone in the middle. She had paid peasants...
Instead, Renna says they prefer to join groups that aren’t exclusive to international students...
Which do you prefer: writing and editing your own material or editing a piece written by another writer...