Sentence examples for prefer one of from inspiring English sources

Lines 8 and 15 in Fig. 5 indicate that if we stay on a point to prefer one of two equal variables, then we choose randomly.

The French would certainly prefer one of their own, but Armstrong clearly has their respect.

More conventional types might prefer one of the more standard suites, far left.

Or, if you prefer, one of those American banks where everyone is vice president of something or other.

I asked him if he would prefer one of those big RV's, cooking the Joes in a microwave instead of trying to coax heat from the wet wood.

In its bright little dining room, I would lean toward the pots of mussels and seafood dishes, but for takeout I prefer one of the hearty stews.

Mind you, Peterborough United fans who admire spontaneity preferred one of the other songs that the visiting fans came up with on the spot back in 2008, when Gary McAllister was the Leeds manager and Peterborough local council chose match day as the perfect opportunity to stage a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sexual health screening.

But Mayor Edward I. Koch preferred one of his deputy mayors, Robert F. Wagner Jr., for the post.

He came, in 2008, replete with honours, wanting to be coach and they preferred one of their own.

If you should ask him to explain — in intelligible detail — why he preferred one of the coin-standards to the other, his attempt to do it would be disgraceful.

He was seen as one of the ANC's top strategists and Mandela is said to have wanted him to be next president, but powerful party members who had been in exile during white rule preferred one of their own – Thabo Mbeki.