He prefers forcing the company to publish its application programming interface more completely than it now does and to alter its license terms to allow developers to publish their own source code, which Microsoft now prohibits.
"First, because it shows that the Americans are not interested in positive engagement, and prefer force, and, secondly, because if the sanctions are implemented it may hurt us, but it won't seriously harm us, because many other countries will complain that their interests are hurt by such sanctions.
He questioned the legality of Mr. Bush's decision, adding, "Throwing off the legitimacy of the United Nations, preferring force over the law, means taking on a heavy responsibility".
In response, John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, criticized Mr. Bush for preferring force over diplomacy, and unilateralism over international cooperation.
That stopped the assembly line, until it was explained to him that the purpose of the question hadn't been to ask whether he preferred force to violence, rather to elicit from him a comprehensive rejection of both.
It may prefer to force the firm into liquidation in order to win that asset rather than engage in a restructuring negotiation that will keep the firm alive.
Every coach would prefer to force the opposing team to conform to his team's style rather than trying new lineups and styles of play.
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The panel was also asked to say what sort of government they would prefer if forced to choose between a Brown-led government and a Cameron one.
Several party members say they would prefer to force the Republicans to eliminate a different incumbent, noting that Ms. Buerkle is a potentially easy target in the 2012 elections.
