Word: preferred
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Taft told reporter he and his Senate colleagues "would prefer not to try to regulate unions to the extent that every instance of a fight between a union and an individual member becomes a case for the National Labor Relations Board to settle...
Rather than have their British profits reduced, many cinemoguls would prefer to see Rank make more money in the U.S. Though he is competing with the U.S., the competition has sometimes seemed so friendly that the antitrust division of the Department of Justice has cocked a suspicious eye at monopoly-minded Mr. Rank. As he said: "In my heart I have a great desire to cooperate with our American friends." And one of the friends has said: "We aren't looking for a fight. We want something like a marriage...
...Todd, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Stewart Granger and John Mills will take their suntans and return to Britain as better attractions at the U.S. box office. Some of his artists, including Margaret Lockwood, are still on the verbal agreement basis because Hollywood is no lure to them. They prefer-out of patriotism and regard for Rank-to stay in England. Director David Lean (Great Expectations) is a case in point. After previewing the movie, a Hollywood executive wired Rank to find out how long his contract with Lean ran. Said Lean, who has no contract: "Forever...
...matter of whether or not its students would prefer a 'sexually experienced' husband, 30 per cent answered' yes'". --Wellesley College News...
...Barber appears to have been made without enough money; the lighting and sets are a little drab, and the recording is not all it might be. Those who prefer a good, fast movie had better stay away. Those who like opera will have a good time at this picture. And even those who regard opera as silly may find that silliness can be enjoyable...