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Word: prefereable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most students contacted yesterday cited the distance from friends and facilities as the major reason they prefer not to live up at the Quad...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Task Force Favors 'No-Choice' Housing | 1/4/1977 | See Source »

...explanation of Moynihan's rather unusual service, Bok says, "I don't think it would be fair to anyone--especially to minority groups and women--for me to appoint anyone but the most qualified person to this or any other job. That's why I prefer to stand with...

Author: By Charlie Shepard, | Title: Predictions, 1977: Standing With Pat | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...pretty rigid," Carter admits. "It's been very difficult for me to compromise when I believe in something deeply. I generally prefer to take it to the public, to fight it out to the last vote, and if I go down, I go down in flames...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man of the Year: I'm Jimmy Carter, and... | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...matters a great deal. And concerns me very much, depending on the degree of Communist participation in the government, and the loss of the respect and confidence of the citizens of those nations in the democratic processes that we prefer over Communism. Another factor is the degree of allegiance that might be shown by Communist leaders toward the Soviet Union and away from our own nation and from NATO. I think the best way to minimize the Communist influence in Italy and France is to make the democratic processes work, and to restore the confidence of the citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Carter: I Look Forward to the Job | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...liberal-leaning Democrat who says "I prefer Paul Samuelson to Milton Friedman politically," Kreps considers herself a moderate in economics. She would prefer, for example, that "the forces of competition resolve unemployment to the greatest extent possible, rather than have government do it." Kreps believes that businesses in the future may have to give more time off to employees in midcareer, adjust to the needs of working women, and cope with the problems of early retirement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Her Own Woman | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

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