When the salesman is laid off, the car-dealer offers him a car with all the useless extras that he made himself prefer.
In the 1990s, typically writing his own history as he went along, he made it clear he preferred to be known as Anthony H Wilson.
He made clear he would prefer the UK to remain in the union, while stressing he respected the decision of British voters.
Maholm has pitched in relief only once in his nine-year career, and he made it clear he prefers to start.
He made few public appearances, preferring to spend winters in Los Angeles, and summers either at his Martha's Vineyard farm or at Verney Farms in New York State.
Talking of which, Paul Robinson had next to nothing to do, when he might have preferred to make a save or two to redeem himself.
In the 1990s I preferred what he made to Rameau music to Mark Morris's dances to the same composer, and what he made to Astor Piazzolla tangos to Paul Taylor's.
But with a no-trade clause, Beltran has the right to reject any trade, and he made it clear that he preferred the National League and did not want to be a designated hitter, even for only two days a week.
He still prefers starting (he made seven starts for the Mets, mostly when Steve Trachsel was in the minor leagues) but wants to remain in the majors.
But he made clear that he still prefers an alternative version of the use-of-force resolution drafted by Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., Democrat of Delaware, and Senator Richard G. Lugar, Republican of Indiana.
