Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...young, if I had a shot I could hit down his throat, I did. And I'd say, 'See, Jimmy, even your mother will do that to you.' " Connors learned well. "No one's ever given me anything on the court," he says. "Maybe that's one reason I prefer singles. It's just me and you. When I win, I don't have to congratulate anyone. When I lose, I don't have to blame anyone...
...common people of any country always prefer peace to war." Rusk told his Lehigh University audience resignedly, "but in a democracy that view wells up and sends out signals all over the world." Rusk was right--if the American people brought their government to end the war, finally, they acted less out of any profound consideration of conflicting world forces or the principles of American ideology than because the common people of any country always prefer peace...
...year stints in college, this fall. President Bok, in his greeting to the incoming freshman class, pointed out the value of taking a leave of absence at some point in the college career. As a counselor at the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning says, he would prefer to work with a confused student looking for direction at age 19, with two years of school still to come, than a college graduate who still has no idea of what's ahead...
...prefer being the underdog," Muscatine said. "Curran is a strong player and plays an aggressive game." Citing an inconsistent serve as her weakness in the match, Muscatine said she is working on her game and is hopeful she is coming out of a slump that started on the team's spring southern tour...
...total less than $500 a month. The town house rents for $300, and she needs someone to share the expense. "I just think this is the logical thing," said Donna about advertising for a male roommate. "Most of the women I know are dependent, jealous and competitive. I just prefer to have a man around." In San Francisco, Jim Cole, 27, a divorced project engineer, interviewed both male and female prospective roommates before selecting Lori Rock, 21. "In the past, men roommates have stepped on my toes," he explained. "The male-female arrangement blends and overlaps...