Sentence examples for preferred a policy from inspiring English sources

Saddam, however, preferred a policy of ambiguity, a stance that heightened US and British suspicions.

Briand, like Clemenceau, belied his left-wing origins by forcibly repressing a major strike in 1910; in foreign affairs, however, he preferred a policy of coexistence with Germany.

Joan Palmentiere, a third-grade teacher at Public School 140 in Queens, was pleased to learn of the appeals process from a reporter, but said she would have preferred a policy that placed the spotlight on younger children.

He said in an interview last week that he did not want to resort to violence and bloodshed to bring warlords to heel, and preferred a policy of inclusion.

Pakistan has long preferred a policy of "respect for the independence and sentiment of the tribes" that was advised in 1908 by Lord Curzon, the British viceroy of India who established the North-West Frontier Province as a buffer zone to "conciliate and contain" the Pashtun hill tribes.

When asked whether they preferred a policy designed to ensure every American has at a least a minimal standard of living and income even if it increases spending, or one that would let each person get along as best he can on his own even if this means some have more than others, the millennials favored the egalitarian approach 53% to 29%.

He said he prefers a policy "that increases costs for them for behavior like this in the future but does not create problems for us".

Finer-grained polling shows that it isn't the children of los historicos who would prefer a policy of reconciliation — who would like, for instance, to see the trade embargo relaxed or repealed.

Mr. Stoddard said the state's inaction reflected a struggle between the Department of Environmental Conservation, which favors erosion control, and the Department of State, which prefers a policy of retreat from oceanfront areas.

The simplest way to see this is that for many people, money will have more use if one is healthy and normal than if one is plagued with physical disability, so given a hypothetical choice to insure for handicaps, one might prefer an insurance policy that gives one less income if one is handicapped and more income if one is not.

Healthcare professionals at the minor injuries unit preferred a clearer policy that the centre should not be treating minor injuries cases as it would then only duplicate the services of a minor injuries unit.