Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...exactly what his prospects are; and by applying for two seats in group III, he will not be losing his chances of one seat in group I, in case the demand is so great that he fails to get his two. Furthermore, it is probable that many graduates would prefer either two or none, and the advance knowledge of that fact would save much waste...
Comparing Taft with Wilson. "Taft is amiable imbecility. Wilson is wilful and malicious imbecility, and I prefer Taft...
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, speedway and airway ace: " I told reporters in Atlanta that the demand for quicker transportation has ' made ' the automobile and will in turn make the flying machine. Also that I prefer airplane flying- ' There is less likelihood of accidents...
William Jennings Bryan: " In a speech on evolution I said: ' I prefer to begin with God and reason down, rather than begin with a piece of dirt and reason up.' Arthur Brisbane, Hearst editor, replied: 'If Mr. Bryan accepts the Biblical account he must begin with a piece of dirt and reason up, for it says, Genesis 11,7: And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground...
...leaving me and my council to attend to the common business. If I don't do it, the Italians will get rid of me, but they will take on another dictator. Italy is a dictatorship for a long time to come, and the reason is that the Italians prefer that kind of government...