Sentence examples for have preferred this from inspiring English sources

Fonteyn believed that "Sir Fred" would have preferred this version.

Connie would have preferred this to be different.

I was pleased and surprised – powerful people would have preferred this film not to happen.

I would have preferred this goal had been made explicit in this resolution.

Judging by the standing ovation, a sizable contingent of the audience actually may have preferred this last-minute substitute program, full of chestnuts for the holidays.

"We would have preferred this issue to have been addressed today, which would then allow management to focus on fixing its business, rather than defending an unsustainable level of profit".

For this reason, rather than exploring competing definitions we have preferred in this essay to deepen our understanding of global health research by examining some of the core characteristics that link ten exemplary global health partnerships.

"However, what I would have preferred -- this is 30 years later -- I would have preferred, if Senator Kerry had some concerns about my fitness to serve, that he speak to me directly about that rather than through his spokesman".

"One would definitely have preferred for this deal to go through.

"I think Andre would have preferred that this school wasn't named after him," said Julie Rossetti, who is overseeing the project for Agassi's foundation.

"Let the record reflect that I said this with a smile," he said, not quite smiling, "but would I have preferred that this film be about my coverage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil-rights movement?