Sentence examples for preferred a small from inspiring English sources

He preferred a small apartment to a palatial residence and travelled by public transportation instead of chauffeured car.

But in keeping with the vogue for scaled-down coziness, Ms. Garten said, most people preferred a small gathering.

Patients' preferences regarding the teaching of medical students are shown in Table 3. Patients preferred a smaller number of students during the clinical round (72% of patients preferred the presence of a maximum of 9 medical students) and would prefer to be examined by one or two students only (59.3%).

He preferred a smaller city.

But both preferred a smaller building to a high-rise.

I would have preferred a smaller guest list.

Just 36% preferred a smaller house within walking distance of shops and workplaces.

"Oh my goodness!" A guide said Mandela preferred a smaller bedroom with a party trick: he could open a wardrobe door that led, Narnia-like, directly to a bathroom.

McCain preferred a smaller cut that would allocate more of the surplus towards the solvency of Social Security and Medicare.

The Type 94 pistol was designed for, and popular among, Japanese tank and aircraft crews who preferred a smaller, lightweight design.

Of the 106 women who were obese by body mass index measurements, 88.2% preferred a smaller IBI in comparison to her own CBI.