Sentence examples for preferred discourse from inspiring English sources

Direct address, one feels, isn't the preferred discourse of a ruler who was all of 10 years old when he came to power and has an easier time communing with God (or with himself) than with those around him, notwithstanding a devouring kiss on the mouth of his queen (Pippa Bennett-Warner, making commendably much of a throwaway role).

Design mode is more concerned with whether an idea has potential than whether it is "true and justified" in its present form, and so the preferred discourse form is not pro-con argumentation but collaborative problem solving.

Paul preferred rational discourse in sermons.

Deep down, most Doctor Who fans prefer this discourse to be about provisional story titles and the limited lift capacity at Lime Grove studios.

The closure is also partly influenced by the fact that on-site commenting is no longer many users' preferred means of discourse.

He also seems a little uncomfortable writing directly about sex, a reticence that, he points out, Wells shared: "He had never felt any urge to describe the sexual act and its variations in his fiction — it was the sort of discourse he preferred to keep private, confined to his love letters and pillow talk".

For those who prefer a relaxed discourse over shallow verbal sparring, this will be bad news.

In his entire speech, Mr Sarkozy mentioned neither French grandeur nor gloire, both staples of Chirac-era discourse, preferring less ambitious terms such as France's "influence" and "role".

Because after a generation of dedicated book suppression, Britain's public discourse prefers threats to facts, blaming to creating.

I much preferred it when popular geo-political discourse involved writing "FUCK BUSH" on your tits or "impeach Blair" on your MySpace profile, rather than today's endless stream of lazy "GOBAMA" tweets.

Our theme makes it clear that civil discourse is both possible and preferred.