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Example sentences for: preferring

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Also, the editors have avoided the schwa \?\, preferring to resurrect the antediluvian system used by Merriam-Webster in the Second Edition of their Unabridged (and since abandoned by almost everyone).
Midlist Crisis: Some charge that the conglomerates are starting to ignore the "midlist " book, serious nonfiction and literary fiction that sells fewer than 30,000 copies, preferring to gamble on potentially lucrative blockbusters.
Any kind of affirmative action means preferring some people over others for reasons having nothing to do with their intrinsic merit--however merit is measured.
However, the responses reflected a clear consensus for reporting expenses, with little or no support for reporting outlays only, and a minority preferring to report both expenses and outlays.
It is important to note also that this product was not promoted at retail with discounted prices at any time during this period, so the variation is not due to consumers preferring to purchase a product when it was “on sale.”