Sentence examples for surely prefer from inspiring English sources

But he would surely prefer a more effusive invitation.

"Gilver" is one suggestion, though retailers would surely prefer "sold".

The Colts would surely prefer that Manning choose to retire rather than continue to play.

The Mets would surely prefer not to go through this all again.

On sheer material grounds one would almost surely prefer to be poor today than upper middle class a century ago.

If voice-recognition software is ever ready for prime time, Verizon will surely prefer to lay off thousands of operators.

His first and surely preferred choice is to persuade Mr Putin that letting him serve another term would suit everybody in their clan.

He's more often satirist than polemicist, and the po-faced partisan surely prefers a more earnest advocate than the mischievous Kinsley.

But Schilling would have surely preferred to avoid the spotlight that he was under on Friday after declaring that his career might be over.

For all of Kerry Collins's durability over five seasons -- he also led the Giants to one Super Bowl trip -- Coughlin surely preferred to build his Giants around a younger, more mobile quarterback with All-Pro potential.

The attacker surely prefers maximum attack power and maximum covertness.