One driver might prefer to be interrupted when on a straight, flat road, for example.
He said the e-mail messages simply showed staffers who would prefer not to interrupt their work during an intense campaign to answer campaign finance inquiries.
At the other extreme what if you're an atheist or agnostic parent and would prefer not to interrupt the regular parenting plan for holidays?
But it is the height of vacation season here, and, hurricane or no, some people have preferred not to interrupt their summer breaks and leisure activities, even finding natural disasters part of the appeal.
Given the choice, Facebook Messenger (or WhatsApp, WeChat or SnapChat for that matter) would prefer to design their messaging system to interrupt recipients immediately (and show a chat box) instead of helping users respect each other's attention.
It's a bit jarring at first, and, honestly, I'd prefer to just check the Under Armour app for updates rather than interrupt my music, but, then, no one's accused me of being an elite athlete of late.
In the past week, both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have been interrupted by what some call hecklers, but I prefer to call protesters.
The production of scientific knowledge was interrupted and may be set back for a long time because scientists and their institutions will prefer to work on other problems with less interference and disturbances.
The 900,000-square-foot Stamford Town Center (some locals prefer to call it "Fort Stamford") was built in 1982 on Boston Post Road, the only place between New York and Boston where the road is interrupted.
