Sentence examples for prefer consumers from inspiring English sources

Animal testing is the ugly secret that the beauty industry would prefer consumers didn't know about.

For example, many mobile operators prohibit the use of Skype, the free Internet calling service, because they prefer consumers pay to make calls.

Their attitude is, 'The heck with it.' " There are also some business concerns oil companies, for example, he said that would prefer consumers to maintain their dependence on fossil fuels.

You would think the market would prefer consumer staples in an iffy economic setting but no.

Which would you prefer, consumer choice or freedom?

He prefers consumers think of Chumby as a content and media business, based on an ecosystem of widgets and third-party developers.

Consumers prefer consuming energy in peak hours to off-peak hours.

David C. Fording, co-manager of the William Blair Growth fund, prefers consumer businesses that derive much of their sales abroad, where economic conditions appear less fragile.

He likes some financial stocks, notably the mortgage buyer and seller Fannie Mae, but he prefers consumer-oriented companies like the appliance maker Whirlpool and two transportation companies: Harley-Davidson and Winnebago.

Osterweis says he's now staying generally cautious and conservative with a 40% cash stake, avoiding cyclical names as well as the banks and brokers while preferring consumer staples, health care and tech names that have stable, steady businesses.

Consumer preferences vary from country to country and region to region: New Zealand consumers prefer striped apples, consumers in Nova Scotia, Canada prefer blushed apples, while consumers in British Columbia, Canada are more accepting of a range of apple types [ 2].