Among the grassroots activists that the Guardian has spoken to, the preference remains for Sturgeon to exercise her mandate in this parliamentary term.
Turkey's preference remains, he said, that a buffer zone along the border be controlled by the Turkish military and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.
"Our clear preference remains to engage with Inmet, as we believe strongly in the compelling strategic and financial merit of the transaction".
"Our strong preference remains to enter into a constructive dialogue with Anheuser-Busch to achieve a friendly combination that comprehensively addresses the interests of all constituents," Carlos Brito, the InBev chief executive, said in the statement.
Over at Numis, Lorna Tilbian said: We retain our view that Reed has world class assets, particularly in scientific, though our top down preference remains for groups which offer more cyclical recovery potential.
"Our preference remains the simplest, fastest, least expensive way to do that -- and that is to get it back in flying condition again," Adm. Craig Quigley, the Pentagon spokesman, said at a briefing today.
Mr. Obama's preference remains the "grand bargain" that eluded him with Mr. Boehner — with short-term stimulus measures and long-term deficit reduction greater than mandated for the committee, including higher revenues and savings from entitlement programs.
Previous brain imaging and brain stimulation studies have suggested that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may be critical in regulating risk-taking behavior, although its specific causal effect on people's risk preference remains controversial.
What causes this preference remains unclear from the study data.
Evaluation of the risk of postoperative incontinence may be valuable, and eventually guide the necessity and timing of anti-incontinence surgery, although our preference remains to manage the pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects and bladder neck problem sequentially.
"We are committed to FRAND licensing principles and our preference remains to complete royalty-bearing license arrangements without litigation whenever possible," said Philip Vachon, chairman of Unwired Planet, in a statement.
