Word: prefered
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...five-point plan to solve the flour crisis because it's not really what the voter cares about," says a Western official, who calls politicking in Pakistan "pork-barrel politics to the nth degree." The whole system is built around largesse, favors and influence peddling, he says. Instead, politicians prefer to buy flour themselves and distribute it amongst the poor - a better way to earn personal loyalty and guarantee votes the next time around...
...problem is that no one questions why we tend to prefer white actors. For example, it is generally presumed that the major roles of Jonathan and Rosalie in “Oh Dad, Poor Dad” will be cast as white. Many people may believe that the only plays worth producing are written for white actors, but this line of thought leaves little room for actors of other ethnicities to find roles that are not a stereotype of their ethnic appearance and/or not minor roles. Furthermore, this line of thought does not justify why white actors were cast...
...you’d prefer a shot of current events with a heavy dose of academic star power, then check out Economics 1400: “The Contents of Globalization: Issues, Actors, and Decisions,” taught by former University President Lawrence H. Summers and Kennedy School professor Lant Pritchett...
...offing. And that could unlock the lips of shareholders who have filed suit against the bank, but have thus far shied away from calling for Bouton's ouster until the crisis is over. Indeed, it is, perhaps perversely, the gravity of SocGen's situation that makes some prefer to cling to Bouton for now. CGT union official Marchet says he opposes Bouton's ouster because "it would necessarily signal the arrival of someone from the outside to liquidate" the bank. SocGen's board and employees - along with much of the French public - would prefer to postpone that day of reckoning...
Much has already been written about Fischer's disappearance and apparent mental instability. Some are quick to place the blame on chess itself for his decline, which would be a foolish blunder. Pushing too hard in any endeavor brings great risk. I prefer to remember his global achievements instead of his inner tragedies. It is with justice that Fischer spent his final days in Iceland, the place of his greatest triumph. There he was always loved and seen in the best possible way: as a chess player...