Sentence examples for preferred the first from inspiring English sources

He said he much preferred the first premise.

Curiously, Maradona later said that in some ways he preferred the first goal.

It was no surprise that Democratic voters preferred the first statement and Republican voters the second.

Those who had seen desserts preferred the first, and those who had seen nature preferred the second.

Last year our reviewer, Miranda Seymour, preferred the first tale, calling it "a marvelously subtle and poignant work" of "near miraculous perfection".

He said that he preferred the first option, and that he hoped that such a decision by the court would pave the way for new elections.

The irony was that Van Gaal, with his love of rhythmic control, commented afterwards that he had preferred the first-half performance, regardless of the lack of excitement.

I have always preferred the second extreme.

Strangely, though, I preferred the second cast (mostly younger and lower in rank) to the first.

MacLennan, along with the Barclays, preferred the second option, which is believed to have been unacceptable to Lewis.

Five- and six-year-olds preferred the second option: that is, they gave up a reward in exchange for having more than their peers.