Any such hardball moves would lead to grousing--and it's the rare philanthropist who doesn't prefer to be thanked rather than denounced--but deploying a few sticks along with the carrots produces faster and more durable results.
All this helps to explain why the US administration has been taking a close personal interest in the eurozone's troubles - and why the US has been making it clear that it would prefer there weren't a "credit event" that could be described as a Greek default.
We tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.
Governor PALIN: We all tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Vienna or Youngstown and then another way in San Francisco.
Children, in case you haven't noticed, prefer immediate gratification.
They prefer regular hours and don't necessarily want to be responsible for patients after hours.
As Samsung highlighted during this year's Mobile World Congress, retailers prefer barcodes because they don't have to install any new infrastructure to support it.
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They don't like vaccines and they prefer to do it the old fashioned way.
The southern U.S. has a poorer record here, but don't be deterred if you prefer NASCAR to snowmobiling.
The winemaker doesn't care that pro volleyball players prefer Gatorade to chardonnay between sets.
Rafters would probably prefer a perfect world where shooting the rapids doesn't get your hair wet, but sometimes reality has its price.
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The glossy, handprint-friendly, dust-magnet finish on the GamePad isn't helping its looks, either (we prefer the matte finish on the GamePad's rear).
Now I don't know about you, but I would prefer to be repeatedly hit over the head with a 40 lb. medicine ball than listen to "Gangnam Style" one more time, though it is essentially the same sensation.
The German liberals who support Schroeder don't much care for Kirch, but they greatly prefer him to Murdoch.
"I don't tend to look too far ahead, I prefer looking at the short term as opposed to the long term, " he added.
As you probably already know, we can't get enough of WiFi -- naturally we prefer the free variety, but have been known to fork over a few bucks from time to time to get our fix.
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Those that prefer their gaming on a slightly smaller scale also aren't out of luck, with OCZ releasing the mouse in both desktop and laptop versions, each setting you back about fifty bucks when they're released next week.
Stroup, and other USDA officials, don't like to call this spying on farmers, and they prefer not to talk about farmers cheating.
Readers who don't know the car-choked geography of that sprawling city may prefer the chapters on New York and London.
If all of this is a turnoff, if you prefer your celebratory toasts unpretentious and filled right to the brim, don't worry.
Most couples with an estate valued at a few million dollars prefer to leave that directly to their children, because there just isn't a big enough pot of money after two or three generations.
Several agreed that text enhances call-in and chat options for a generation of young people who prefer to communicate by typing on their phones, especially when they don't want parents, teachers, friends or boyfriends to listen in.
In fact, we'd wager that most folks out there willing to shell out a few Gs on this will prefer the subdued look over the garish -- not that we don't adore the Envy 133's flashy exterior or anything.
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Southerners tend to prefer white cornmeal for grits, although as with polenta, the color doesn't really matter.
In fact, given that even iPhoto can't display geotagged photos in Places without an internet connection, I actually prefer the web-based alternatives.
In general, the myTouch series will likely be popular for anyone who isn't planning to spend very much money on a new phone and just prefer to have an Android device with decent specs.
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"This research gives the lie to the argument that bosses can't afford to contribute to decent pension schemes - they'd just prefer to keep them to themselves, " said the head of the Rail Maritime Transport Union (RMT), Bob Crow.
Wheelchair users prefer a ghastly modern bus they can board to a romantic old one they can't.
If there is a silver lining in all this, it is that there is some evidence that many readers prefer to read stories that confirm their own views, and discount those that don't.
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