Sentence examples for deemed preferable to from inspiring English sources

The quiet of languid country-town streets was deemed preferable to the absolute silence of whole abandoned blocks.

Instead of complexity, the rule seems to be all fruit, all the time, with power deemed preferable to elegance.

It's very good indeed on the contentious area of collusion in abusive relationships, where the "attention" of maltreatment is deemed preferable to the catastrophe of indifference.

At the most recent gathering, at least as much time was spent discussing the virtues of various thickening agents — finely-ground tapioca and corn starch were deemed preferable to flour — as to the book itself.

Laos, which is much smaller and weaker, has in recent years given the impression of being overrun by Chinese, something that many cadres deemed preferable to being pushed around by Vietnam.

Particularly in Pashtu-speaking areas in the south, swift (and often brutal) Taliban-administered "traditional" justice is sometimes deemed preferable to the sluggish and corrupt courts provided by the state.

In a context of uncertainty around future fuel prices, technological progress, and climate policy, avoiding the irreversible shutdown of nuclear assets is deemed preferable.

It boasts high levels of polyunsaturated fats, in particular linoleic acid, which for some is not that good of a thing – opting for high oleic sunflower oil is deemed preferable.

The third pie chart, the one almost no one deemed preferable, represents the actual distribution of wealth in the United States.

The reason for not using a quality assessment score stemmed from the fact that, since this review aimed to capture a broad understanding of the perceptions, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers providing services for immigrants, having a great miscellany of evidence (sensitivity) was deemed preferable than recruiting only studies with good quality (specificity).

57 58 For the current study the Wii was deemed preferable over other newer more complex virtual reality platforms, such as the Xbox Kinect: it is low cost, requires less space, permits support from a therapist within the field of view and the Wii sensors are relatively 'forgiving' thereby facilitating use by people with impaired or compromised movement.