Sentence examples for measures preferring from inspiring English sources

Brussels opposes such measures, preferring a set of Europe-wide rules.

Brussels opposes such measures, preferring a set of European Union rules.

The Bush administration, however, has sought to water down international inspection and certification measures, preferring to deal with illegal diamond sales on a case-by-case basis.

The Labour leader was criticised for failing to address the detail of the Chancellor's key measures, preferring to contrast the shrinking incomes of millions with tax cuts for the superrich.

Mike Zaneis, the senior vice president and general counsel of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, said the industry generally supported the concepts proposed but opposed some of the strict measures preferred by consumer advocates.

Preventive measures preferred were use of mosquito sprays and coils.

HRQoL was measured using the EuroQol EQ-5D, which is the generic, multi-attribute, preference based measure preferred by NICE for cost-effectiveness comparative purposes [ 16, 17].

Using economic net income, a nonstandard accounting measure preferred by Blackstone and K.K.R., Carlyle earned just over $1 billion.

For their part, Deutsche Bank executives have argued that the bank is among the best capitalized in the world using a measure preferred by German regulators.

Some analysts referred to the £528m of losses attributable to shareholders, a measure preferred to gauge the bank's recovery from the record-breaking £24bn of losses in 2008.

By contrast, return on capital -- a measure preferred by many money managers -- reflects current leverage but won't show whether a company has been increasing its debt burden, Mr. Thorndike said.