Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard students can each be placed on a continuum of academic orientation. At one end of this spectrum are those who are only interested in pursuing one region of study at this point in their academic career. At the other end are those who would prefer to dabble in a larger number of subjects, who are not really ready to commit themselves to any one area of study...
...decided to push its strategy all the way to power only if the Socialists accepted its terms both for a truly radical program and for the distribution of post-electoral patronage. Should the Socialists refuse (as they did last fall), the C.P. was willing, and indeed seemed to prefer, to destroy the chances of the Left, so as to stay in the opposition where it could hope to become soon again the bigger of the two Left-wing parties...
...CHUL poll taken earlier this year showed that 64 per cent of students would prefer meal contracts other than the 21-meal contract offered...
...incident underscored how frustrating-for both sides-the six-week-old debate has become. To end it, Byrd would prefer to move up the second treaty vote. But if he does, Kansas Republican Robert Dole has promised a filibuster that might prolong the debate for weeks. Worse yet, Massachusetts Republican Edward Brooke, a last-minute supporter of the neutrality treaty, which passed by only one vote more than the required two-thirds majority, has threatened to switch if proponents try any strong-arm tactics...
Would more television viewers prefer a program in which a) three beautiful young women solve crimes, unencumbered by bras, b) two handsome young cops solve crimes, unencumbered by civil liberties, or c) three not-so-young and not-so-handsome reporters solve crimes, encumbered by a camera crew...