Sentence examples for had been preferable from inspiring English sources

Trenchard defended Haig's policy of constant attack, arguing that it had been preferable to standing on the defensive and he also had maintained an offensive posture throughout the War which, like the infantry, had resulted in the Flying Corps taking dreadful casualties.

Third, a shorter period of time between the first and second postal survey than 2 weeks had been preferable since the population studied was elderly and their condition might change over the 2 weeks.

Patients' symptoms vary over time [ 47], especially bloating and nausea, and the results could be caused by the long time interval (four weeks) for the test-retest, so a shorter time window for that purpose had been preferable.

Still, that would have been preferable to what happened.

He too said capturing Emwazi alive would have been preferable.

Careful preparation of smaller portions would have been preferable.

Combinable apartments would have been preferable, Ms. Ebert said.

"A and O times 4" would have been preferable.

Old, familiar red cocktail sauce would have been preferable.

It may have been preferable to have interviewed him at the time.

"However, it would have been preferable to have carried it out in the country itself".