Sentence examples for preferred to wait from inspiring English sources

Denmark, Poland, and Russia made a treaty in 1699, while Prussia preferred to wait and see.

Mrs. Merkel said she preferred to wait until after the federal elections.

As a result, he preferred to wait until dawn to jump buildings he infiltrated in the dark.

This season's Red Storm team is a mystery, and at least some fans preferred to wait before showing up.

She would have preferred to wait, so that she would be immediately available if the automaker reactivated her job.

But Mr. Riccobono recalled that he preferred to wait until summer, when the schools could start fresh.

Although she would have preferred to wait until they had studied the real estate situation in depth, she agreed to start the hunt.

Cyma Zarghami, president of the Nickelodeon Group, said she preferred to wait until the cable channel had more information about how its audience used mobile devices.

Two central bank policy makers pushed for more stimulus last month, while a majority preferred to wait for a clearer economic outlook.

Although he is eligible to come off the disabled list Sunday, Zimmerman said he preferred to wait until Tuesday because Washington has an off day Monday.

Mr. Sarkozy, 57, would have preferred to wait longer to make his announcement, and take further advantage of the national platform of the presidency, his aides have said.