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The earliest term for a swimmer who preferred swimming in the surf to swimming in the baths at, for instance, Coogee was surf-bather [1906].
Even though Bob survived my amateur central-line techniques, I'm guessing that he would have preferred a more experienced intern.
The Kingdom openly discussed the problem of radicalism, criticized the terrorists as religiously deviant, reduced official support for religious activity overseas, closed suspect charitable foundations, and publicized arrests-very public moves for a government that has preferred to keep internal problems quiet.
The Enquirer preferred that her life end this way: Linda whispered to Paul, "I love you.
But surely the intelligence community would have preferred to have the chance to make these choices.