Search Details

Word: preferable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...subscribe to pop-culture magazines. You degrade your publication when you print anything remotely related to beefs between people who claim to be artists yet who appear to be nothing but street thugs. The more we glorify the gangsta lifestyle, the more it will pervade everyday life. I prefer not to have to bulletproof my car, thank you very much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Oct. 8, 2007 | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...academic standards as every other student, and must meet those standards while balancing the huge time commitment that their sports entail.When I e-mailed Harvard men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker about the role of education in college sports, he wrote back, “I would prefer to speak about the role of college sports within the world of education. Education is always our first priority, and college sports can be a tremendous way to enrich that education.”And as for Harvard sports not being competitive, that’s not altogether true...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Sonny Vaccaro and the Ivy Way | 9/25/2007 | See Source »

...seemed to work well. It effectively cuts the cost per mug and would dramatically increase the number of seniors who could be accommodated (presumably any senior who is interested). Either of these systems would have been far superior to what the pub actually did—although we prefer the first solution. Finally, it is unfair to all seniors that the hall subscriptions were sold uneventfully in the middle of class time during shopping period. Both the lack of publicity and poor timing doubtlessly disenfranchised many seniors from the option of purchasing a subscription. A better way to handle...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Whose Hall? | 9/23/2007 | See Source »

MIAMI Sunseekers prefer Kenneth Cole's Belt Way ($98), perfect for a South Beach stroll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The A List: Wallets | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

Perhaps the greatest significance of the coming GM-UAW deal is that it's another step in the decline of employer-sponsored health care. UAW president Ron Gettelfinger says he would prefer a single-payer system, which would relieve the burden for both GM and the union. That won't fly, but presidential candidates will offer other ideas. The crisis in Detroit shows, in the extreme, that corporate paternalism in the form of health insurance has outlived its usefulness. GM's biggest mistake may have been to assume that it would always be strong enough to handle the promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GM's Get-Well Plan | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

Previous | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | Next