Sentence examples for it preferred not from inspiring English sources

The QIA has made it clear that it preferred not to have its 25% stake diluted nor be required to put too much more money into its investment.

Hugo Boss acknowledged that it had supplied KnowTheChain with information but said that, with dialogue ongoing, it preferred not to offer a statement at the present time.

The company said that it preferred not to give guidance for the year until trends in advertising, among other areas, stabilized.

Many minions painted Damien Hirst's dots (among them was Lauren Child, who went on to create Charlie and Lola and, when I tried to talk to her about it, preferred not to remember her grunt work) even if he took the credit for the results.

The conservancy is asking Congress for money (it prefers not to use its own) to buy open space from "willing sellers" in Fire Island dune areas.

Even GE is retaining 1,000 of GECIS's Indian staff on its own books to do things it prefers not to outsource even to a related firm.

But it prefers not to discuss where displaced Haitians have gone.

Enron is not an insurance company; it prefers not to carry all the risks of the policies it sells.

A debt-free company with an $11 billion cash hoard, H.P. could acquire other companies, but it has said it prefers not to make any major acquisitions.

It adds that polymer notes (it prefers not to use the word "plastic") will have areas of raised print that will give them a "tactile quality".

The administration has said it prefers not to withdraw from the treaty but would instead seek to negotiate a new pact with Russia.