Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...report cites a Harvard Independent poll that showed that 48 percent of students prefer ordered choice, while 38 percent are happy with non-ordered choice. The new plan was proposed as a compromise between the two lottery methods...
...management at the French-style cafe inHarvard Square said they would prefer thathomeless have alternative public facilities...
...then, political establishments almost invariably prefer a fellow incumbent to an unknown quantity. At times, Clinton's proposed diplomatic initiatives -- reconstruction aid to Russia, for example -- made Bush seem flat-footed. At others, though, Clinton came across abroad as a naive son-of- Jimmy Carter, complete with Southern twang and somewhat preachy mission. To a world grown dizzy with change, the last thing it would seem to want is a mystery man at America's helm of state...
...Diane, do we have a breakdown of veterans from the Korean as opposed to Vietnam wars?" Pollsters' minutiae assailed the retina, with columns, forecasts and maps pulsating in all directions, quite inexplicably, yet invoked in deadly serious tones. "Diane, do we have a breakdown of votes of those who prefer eggs to cereal at breakfast? Do those who had sexual intercourse at least once the night before show a marked preference for Clinton? Is marijuana consumption correlated with votes for the Natural Law Party...
...even though we enjoy every one of our students, section leaders I have spoken to generally prefer the smaller sections because they give us a chance to connect quickly with the students without as much strain and effort...