Sentence examples for and has preferred from inspiring English sources

Goldman has traditionally eschewed consumer lending and has preferred to serve corporations, governments and the ultra-wealthy.

But he said he explained to the officials that I.B.M. histor ically has opposed joint ventures and has preferred to keep control over all its oper ations.

"Omar is reclusive and unpolished," one Taliban figure recently said to me, "and has preferred to confide in a small number of trusted advisers rather than address larger groups".

Capriles's hyperkinetic grass-roots campaign contrasts with that of Chavez, who is recovering from cancer and has preferred to address voters on television or hold mass rallies in select locations.

Grand juries, reporters and political enemies have delved deeply into the life of Mr. Barry, who has chafed at running the city from behind a big desk and has preferred to visit its neighborhoods, often at night, shaking hands, exchanging quips and dropping in on bars and clubs to hear grievances.

Even at moments when we have had major disagreements, such as during the Kosovo crisis, Russia has sent its envoys to meetings at NATO and has preferred to try to convince us of its position rather than walk away from the process.

Who have been jocks and never wanted to wear skirts or makeup and have preferred hanging out with males and wanted to feel like one of the guys.

Conservative economists have traditionally embraced transparency as essential to free-market function, and have preferred disclosure to more overt government regulation of company activities.

For this reason we have carefully reported the raw numbers of patients (to allow for any transparent post hoc analysis), and have preferred to refer to accuracy of classification as defined above.

While genteel Merck has traditionally hired M.B.A.s as salesmen and Eli Lilly and Co. has preferred pharmacists, Pfizer likes ex-soldiers.

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