Word: prefereable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...opposition movement grows, the U.S. will have to more clearly define its role. Because the safety of their investments depends on stability, powerful American interests would prefer to see a smooth transition to a democratic government. The late editor Chamorro was seen by many as the United State's preference for a successor to Somoza. But Somoza, whose health is beginning to fail, appears to be grooming his 27-year-old son, Anastasio Somoza III '73, as the heir to the throne. The younger Somoza, known as "Tachito," is widely believed in Nicaragua to have been responsible for the death...
...could possibly prefer Chem 20 to "the major religious and philosophical conceptions of man"? In the abstract, it is very hard to criticize the liberal values of the Core Curriculum proposal. Everyone agrees that pre-professionalism is a bad thing, and the ideals of a liberal arts education--the inculcation of moral values, an introduction to the history of culture--sound very noble. Liberal arts humanism seems so superior to pre-professional narrowness that the few course requirements in the Core proposal seem quite reasonable...
...loss marks an end to a downhill slide which has left a blemish on his career of late. Now Ali can begin again, and though many supporters would prefer that he retire, you can bet that the former champ will be back. Ali would never end his career as a loser--it's not his style...
...outset, gnomes are now nearly forgotten beings. Although a few do find their way into the public eye, like MIT's innovative linguist, Gnome Chomsky, or the tiny people who scraped together their life savings to open Gnomon Copy, or the hardy pioneers who founded Gnome, Alaska, most gnomes prefer the quiet life, in tune with Nature and all her creatures. This is why many people have never seen gnomes, and why some people go so far as to doubt the very existence of the little creatures. You might as well ask if Santa is a media myth...
...political theorist turned political activist who thinks of himself as a philosopher-statesman. His public speeches frequently sound like university lectures. First elected Prime Minister in 1968, partly because of his Kennedy-like charismatic appeal, he has seldom been far from the front pages, some of which he would prefer to have avoided?most notably those recounting the stormy breakup last spring of the marriage to his young, attractive wife Margaret...