Sentence examples for statement that he preferred from inspiring English sources

Mr. Shatz cited Mr. Hitchens's statement that he preferred President Bush's "tough love" over the "patronization" of Mr. Clinton's peace negotiators.

A majority of Virginia's representatives in Congress desired the retention of slavery in Missouri at any price, however Floyd was silent, and his biographer, Ambler, has inferred from various statements made by Floyd, that he preferred immediate statehood to an extension of slavery, though admits there is "little evidence to show that he opposed the latter on general principles".

Sisi's statements indicate that he prefers the Turkish model.

Ryan said that he preferred raised expectations, that the Jets understood that each incendiary statement only ballooned the target on their collective back.

He remarked that he preferred living downtown.

He writes: "George Bush openly said that he preferred conservative jurists.

He convinced himself that he preferred her this way.

In the end though, he decided that he preferred flying.

It's true that he preferred other men's wives.

Rhodes claimed that he preferred batting to bowling.

Riley, the Heat president, who was on the 1971-72 Lakers, has been silent, though he issued a statement Monday, saying that he prefers not to talk about the streak for superstitious reasons, comparing it to baseball players talking to a pitcher about a no-hitter while the game is in progress.