Professors prefer to do research, rather than teach.

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Most tax lawyers would probably prefer to do other kinds of work than to help clients through collection problems with the IRS or state tax agencies.

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We would all prefer to do business with the one smiling rather than the one pouting.

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Are they making things simpler for you and your company, and do you prefer to meet virtually rather than to fly?

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The IMF would prefer Britain in this case to "do a Portugal" rather than "do an Argentina".

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Studies have shown that more than half of students do still prefer physical textbooks to e-books.

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And if you want to do video calls, I much prefer a tablet rather than my smaller smartphone.

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People now prefer cash to investments because holding it earns them a good return: things cost less tomorrow than they do today.

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Because some people really do prefer to get their information via video, just like some people prefer getting their news online rather than in print.

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