Preferring can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" | ||
| prefer - like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" | ||
| prefer - give preference to one creditor over another | ||
| prefer - select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" |
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| 1. | verb | According to at least some reports, Bin Laden rejected the suggestion of a closer alliance -- preferring to pursue his own concept of jihad. | |
| 2. | verb | Avoiding one-use kitchen utensils, Elton forgoes apple corers, preferring the more versatile paring knife. | |
| 3. | verb | In Quebec, people tend to avoid the use of English, preferring the use of French. | |
| 4. | verb | Tom, stubborn as he was, refused to change to the sensible metric system, preferring to measure volume in hogsheads instead. | |
| 5. | verb | Britain, like the United States, didn’t take up the offer, preferring instead to develop their own testing methods for the virus. | |
| 6. | verb | There was a script but, as a rule, Tom didn't stick to it, preferring instead to improvise. | |
| 7. | verb | Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels. | |
| 8. | verb | We prefer sleeping outside. | |
| 9. | verb | I prefer to devote most of my remarks to the broader picture of the region and its place in world events. | |
| 10. | verb | By return email, please verify that you received this message and let us know if there is another email address that you prefer us to use. | |
| 11. | verb | I have a fax machine at home, though, if you prefer. | |
| 12. | verb | Which do you prefer? | |
| 13. | verb | Since Debbie is a client too, I think I'll just mail them to your home unless you prefer otherwise. | |
| 14. | verb | I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them. | |
| 15. | verb | Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex. |
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| According to at least some reports, Bin Laden rejected the suggestion of a closer alliance -- preferring to pursue his own concept of jihad. |
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| Avoiding one-use kitchen utensils, Elton forgoes apple corers, preferring the more versatile paring knife. | |
| In Quebec, people tend to avoid the use of English, preferring the use of French. | |
| Tom, stubborn as he was, refused to change to the sensible metric system, preferring to measure volume in hogsheads instead. | |
| Britain, like the United States, didn’t take up the offer, preferring instead to develop their own testing methods for the virus. | |
| There was a script but, as a rule, Tom didn't stick to it, preferring instead to improvise. | |
| Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels. |
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| We prefer sleeping outside. |
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| I prefer to devote most of my remarks to the broader picture of the region and its place in world events. |
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| By return email, please verify that you received this message and let us know if there is another email address that you prefer us to use. |
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| I have a fax machine at home, though, if you prefer. |
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| Which do you prefer? |
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| Since Debbie is a client too, I think I'll just mail them to your home unless you prefer otherwise. |
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| I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them. | |
| Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex. | |