Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with devastating effect, the government has not been able to move in for the kill. There are a number of reasons. Despite the assistance of several thousand Cuban military advisers, the Nicaraguan army suffers from "poor command and control," according to a U.S. military expert. Moreover, many Sandinista commanders prefer to stand off and lob rockets and shells rather than close with the enemy. Training is also slipshod: Nicaraguan draftees commonly enter the field after only two or three days of preparation...
...last tracked down the mad doctor who carried a $3.4 million bounty on his head. "There is a 90% chance it is Mengele," said Sao Paulo Federal Police Superintendent Romeu Tuma. "On the basis of documents and photographs, I'm 100% convinced that it is Mengele. But I'd prefer to await the results of the medical examiners...
...club presidents make no attempt to justify their status, and instead preemptively volunteer to sever ties with Harvard. The committee recommends to the College that it expedite the split "as soon as possible." Dean of the College John B. Fox Jr. '59 remarks that "the clubs prefer to go their...
...feeling is she would prefer to come here if her husband can get a job here," said Professor of Sociology Orlando Patterson...
...fatal blow to private insurance in the rest of the country. While 83% of U.S. thrifts are federally insured, 30 states allow at least some of their banks, thrifts or credit unions to rely on private coverage. Many institutions that are small or in a hurry to grow prefer local insurance funds because they tend to be less strict than federal regulators. Old Court, for example, was able to boast money-market accounts with interest rates of up to 11%, compared with about 8.5% offered by federally insured thrifts...