His blue-eyed portrait, in white uniform with gold braid and multiple medals, stared down from walls in offices and private houses alike; but he was stocky and dull, the typical son of a German immigrant brewer, and preferred desk-duties to speeches and parades.
Some people prefer decorative wall calendars, others prefer desk calendars, yet others prefer white board calendars.
I'd prefer the desk to face a plain wall, but here I've had to put up pictures in order to distract from that extraordinary run of sockets - the people before obviously loved technology and had a mania for plugging things in without having to stoop to skirting-board level.
In his office, he rarely sits behind his desk, preferring to pull a chair out and join his interlocutors.
I certainly aim to get dressed every morning before reaching my desk, preferring to feel clean, switched on and ready to face the day head on.
I quite enjoy Abadi MT Condensed Light, but I think it might say 'I'm zany me', which is just a short step from novelty ties, isn't it" Any suggestions?" Well, GU desk prefers comic sans if that's of any help (which I know it isn't).
It seemed new that for his opening appearance as Prime Minister he did not "address the nation" in the old style, with a handsome leather desk set...but preferred this informal method of interview.
I should say, I would have preferred to sit behind the desk and get the work done, but it's part of the mayor's responsibility to do the ceremonial stuff and ensure that you are able to interface with communities and stakeholders in your city".
Many pros tend to use a 24- to 27-inch monitor roughly two feet from their face — so sitting at a desk is often preferred.
Some staffers on staggered breaks still preferred to eat at their desks, rather than to sit alone in the new lunchroom.
