Sentence examples for preferred to strike from inspiring English sources

The differences between the Swabians, who preferred to strike in the north, and the king, who still hoped to convince them to help him win the struggle in the Val Müstair, led to a pause in the hostilities.

But Roche added that it would prefer to strike a consensual deal.

The bank and the regulators would prefer to strike a deal together, but the agencies are proceeding at different speeds.

Never one to linger ghoulishly over violence — or to rely on bloodletting to plug a weak script — he prefers to strike and move on.

Perhaps they thought the extremists would not hit them out in the open, preferring to strike in forests (where escape is easier, tracking harder).

Uruguay might also prefer to strike on the counter but it was they who stepped on to the front foot, sensing that they needed to force the issue.

Since these raids are almost always done on foot, with no air or armor support, the commandos prefer to strike at night.

While they may push back against regulations and enforcement actions, financial firms typically tread softly in dealing with their regulators, preferring to strike settlement deals that swiftly resolve scandals.

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It took the Colts more than 13 minutes to get on the board for the first time, an unusually long stretch for a team that prefers to strike quickly.

They prefer to strike surgically.