Sentence examples for preferred consumer from inspiring English sources

Robert Putnam, a Harvard scholar and co-author of American Grace: How Religion Unites and Divides Us, said he found it surprising that nearly half of Americans choose "Happy Holidays" as their preferred consumer greeting.

The government's preferred consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation was "fundamentally flawed", it said.

Furthermore, in 2007, for the generation of USA Internet users between 18 and 24 years, the preferred consumer electronics was the mobile phone (47%) over the computer laptop or desktops (38%).

David C. Fording, co-manager of the William Blair Growth fund, prefers consumer businesses that derive much of their sales abroad, where economic conditions appear less fragile.

You would think the market would prefer consumer staples in an iffy economic setting but no.

Osterweis says he's now staying generally cautious and conservative with a 40% cash stake, avoiding cyclical names as well as the banks and brokers while preferring consumer staples, health care and tech names that have stable, steady businesses.

Which would you prefer, consumer choice or freedom?

Animal testing is the ugly secret that the beauty industry would prefer consumers didn't know about.

For example, many mobile operators prohibit the use of Skype, the free Internet calling service, because they prefer consumers pay to make calls.

Their attitude is, 'The heck with it.' " There are also some business concerns oil companies, for example, he said that would prefer consumers to maintain their dependence on fossil fuels.

He likes some financial stocks, notably the mortgage buyer and seller Fannie Mae, but he prefers consumer-oriented companies like the appliance maker Whirlpool and two transportation companies: Harley-Davidson and Winnebago.