Word: preferable
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...standard strategy sports journalists employ to see if an athlete will prematurely pump his chest. Sure, guarantees get overblown, but they do say a lot about an athlete. He or she is confident, even cocky, and willing to put a reputation on the line. Thing is, most athletes prefer to say nothing at all. Especially ones like LeBron, whose army of handlers get paid to insure their prized asset stays squarely on message...
...troops from Iraqi cities and towns, and December 31, 2011, for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from the country. But Bush Administration officials, having been burned repeatedly since launching the invasion for brandishing overly optimistic predictions, now seem allergic to setting such precise deadlines. They instead prefer to label them "aspirational time horizons." Given its track record at predicting the course of events in Iraq since March 18, 2003, that's probably wise...
...reason why the Taliban is gaining ground is because people are rapidly losing faith in your government. They see it as ineffective and corrupt. I don't think the Afghan people would prefer the Taliban to the current government. They have reduced faith in the government, yes, definitely. But if you ask them if they have an alternative to this government, they will say no. The Taliban will never be in the eyes of the Afghan people an alternative to this government. Corruption is different; this government is doing its best on corruption...
KARZAI I don't think the Afghan people would prefer the Taliban to the current government. They have reduced faith in the government, yes, definitely ... [But] the Taliban will never be, in the eyes of the Afghan people, an alternative...
When asked whether she'd consider entering Hong Kong politics, Chan quickly shakes her head. The vegan philosophy major has no appetite for the cynicism and compromises that make up political life, and would prefer to keep her ideals intact. "I'll always fight for what I care about," she says, and hopes, in the meantime, that she can use her 15 minutes to help other activists. After being booted out off the equestrian event, Chan passed on three tickets - and her much-photographed Tibetan flag - to members of Students for a Free Tibet, who managed to wave it around...