Much of the curiosity surrounding Puig is how little is known about him, something he prefers to keep that way.
(The disease is his specialty, but knowing if he has it is something he prefers to defer).
Later, when talking about his team in its entirety (again, something he prefers to do), Belichick said: "A lot of guys like to be football players, but they don't like to be around everything that goes into being a football player.
"It's not something he would prefer to happen," said a close associate.
Economic forecasting and the impact of economic factors on the markets must involve guesswork, something he would prefer to avoid.
Mass Mutual, the production's major sponsor, "went along with the previously chosen play, but Mr. Copes said he preferred something more topical, a little less safe.
"The question is, as the city's economic situation begins to improve, how do we build on their commitment?" Mr. Weisbord and others have called for a larger program, but Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday that he preferred something smaller but attainable.
In fact, I did try to convince him that Wingman was a great title, but for some reason he preferred something with the word Editor in it.
Painted on canvas -- something Raphael rarely did because he preferred to paint on panels -- the portrait is in superb condition, a Christie's spokesman said.
In our case, my son knew he wanted to study something related to communications and he preferred a school in an urban location.
