Sentence examples for preferred to face from inspiring English sources

He obviously declined to say which player he preferred to face but gave some insights into the games of each.

Mr. Zergout preferred to face the Moroccan legal system than "play the role of a terrorist in Italy without being one," Luca Bauccio, his lawyer, told reporters.

Go to The Fifth Down Blog N.F.L. Live Scoreboard Standings Stats | Injuries Giants Schedule/Results Stats | Roster Depth Chart Jets Schedule/Results Stats | Roster Depth Chart Scott wanted a Ravens victory because he preferred to face the San Diego Chargers next weekend in the divisional round of the N.F.L. playoffs, instead of the Indianapolis Colts.

He preferred to face inward, toward "the pit," as everyone called it, in honor of the trading floors, where people yelled and fought and waved papers — though the foreign-exchange trading department couldn't be less like that, as forty people sat at screens, murmuring into headsets or at one another, but in general hardly looked up from the flow of data.

When asked last week by ESPN Radio what team he preferred to face in the championship round, Bylsma's quotation in part, stated that playing the Devils would be great, "because I'd really like to shake Scott Stevens's hand when he's congratulating me on winning the Stanley Cup".

Labor sources said they would have preferred to face Abbott at the next general election, due in 2016, but had been prepared for the leadership change and that they would attack Turnbull on the basis of arrogance, personal ambition and selling out his principles.

The cardinal, added: "It seems they would prefer to face death rather than submit to being classed as criminals".

He also, presumably, would prefer to face re-election in 2012 without bearing sole responsibility for another war in the Arab world.

When Albert Pujols came up in the third with two on and two out, Nieve intentionally unintentionally walked him, preferring to face the cleanup hitter Rick Ankiel instead.

The White House might prefer to face Rick Santorum in the general election, but an out-of-touch rich guy running on Medicare cuts and an ill-considered tax plan will make for a pretty inviting target in his own right.

Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has already said he would prefer to face Saints,  given his side's impressive record against Jim Mallinder's men.