Word: preference
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...being passed over the veto (two-thirds vote necessary to over-ride). The existence of the Sterling Bill, combining the pay raise with a rate raise will enable some Senators who are pledged to the former to vote against the pay bill alone, on the grounds that they prefer the Sterling Bill...
...those who are unconvinced, let me suggest a different method of procedure than violent and exaggerated words or actions: when a meal has seemed to you better, or, if you prefer, not as bad as usual, let the chef know your appreciation, call him in the dining room and give him a "Harvard cheer". This method may create on incentive which your groans and complaints fall to arouse. Alex Chalufour...
...prefer New York audiences to all others. This is not because New York is such a big city by any means, but because for some reason its audiences are the quickest to appreciate an actor's efforts, the quickest to rise to the occasion. Next to New York, Philadelphia runs a close second. Philadelphians are really very delightful and gracious, as far as plays are concerned at least...
...French estimation, to be director of La Comédie Francaise is to reach the pinnacle of the theatre world. But many there are who prefer France's second national theatre, the Odeon; for, in spite of its less famous history, it has managed to retain a certain air that is pure to all ages. Perhaps that is due to its surroundings rather than to its associations...
...preeminence of football is due entirely to the fact that its spectacular features appeal to the public. This is its only claim to distinction. The accessories of the game apparently do not have the same hold on the popular fancy Undergraduates are not to be blamed if they prefer to spend their time otherwise than in listening to a standard fight talk garnished by profanity, meaningless assertions of "We'll beat so-and-so," and vociferous exhortations to get behind the team. To some, this sort of thing may seem sacred, but the majority of students are no reason...