First, Barak would rather say foolish things than acknowledge the harsh truth of his strategic misstep.
Asked whether the source was a police officer, he said he would rather not say.
Most longtime collectors say they would rather walk away than overpay for art.
But if Gore is elected, voters say they would rather have the GOP control Congress by a 50 percent-44 percent margin.
Some of its customers are impatient buyers who would rather pay full whack, say, for a suit than wait for the sales.
While such a life may seem intolerable, both men say they would rather stay in Northern Ireland than return to their homelands.
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Many of the state's county election supervisors say they would rather adopt the more advanced systems than spend money on optical scanners.
Berent even had one client, a female manager who had survived ovarian cancer, say she would rather go back to chemotherapy than speak in front of a group.
Some 28% of Mrs Clinton's supporters say they would rather vote for Mr McCain than for Mr Obama (only 19% of his fans prefer the Republican to Mrs Clinton).
The court also heard from George Cobbledick, Mr Philpott's cousin, who told jurors he heard Lisa Willis say she would rather "burn" the defendant than allow him to see the children he had fathered with her.
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But because Jill Carroll is not the daughter of famous people, it seems that we have rather, I would say, too easily just accepted this idea of not dealing with kidnappers and seem to be prepared to let her die.
That is to say, we would rather romanticize the story than investigate it for veracity.
Another was about use of technology in responding with aid (a rather clear improvement I would say).
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Most economists, it is probably fair to say, would simply rather not contemplate the failure of such cherished assumptions.
"I do know that there are Republicans in Congress who privately, at least, say that they would rather close tax loopholes then let these cuts go through, " said Obama in response to questions from reporters.
Mr Davies looked rather askance as Mr Drakeford would say only that it's fine to discuss all options, just as long as the block grant remains in place.
Pastor Gerald Taylor of the Texas Organizing Project, which is aimed at helping low- and middle-income families, would say the trade-off is rather one-sided.
"I'd rather say it shows how creative we would like to be, " said the Yankee GM.
But critics of economics, if they believe that any kind of social analysis is possible, had better say what other simplifying assumption they would rather use.
He argues Labour needs to spell out its economic plans in more detail and say what it would do in power rather than just criticise the government.
My thing is to teach people how to choose stocks for themselves, rather than specific recommendations, but I would definitely say go to IBM to get some information about cloud technology and learn about it and then move on from there.
They would share top managers but say this would happen over a number of years through retirements and natural wastage, rather than redundancies.
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That's not to say he would prefer to chase the lead rather than shoulder the pressure of being in front.
He would rather listen and then put his response in writing and say 'comment or improve or disagree' - instead of going on and on preaching like Supachai.
I'd rather say nyet to this particular tranche, which would, of course, mean opting out of the BRIC.
"When he became prime minister he wrote to us to say that with his new post he would be rather busy, and obviously beekeeping wasn't going to be at the forefront of his activities, " Mr Chaunt said.
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Students likely know right from wrong, so rather than, say, discussing whether a student would turn in a roommate caught stealing, Ms. Chang says she'll lead a debate on how or if a student might maintain a relationship with the thief.
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Most Venezuelans say they would prefer their oil money spent at home rather than abroad.
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That, most say, would be a disaster, the killing or rather the acceptance of the death of one of the great cultures of the US and the world.
It is a free vote - on conscience rather than on party lines - so it would be inaccurate to say they are voting against the government but internal divisions on the issue will make it difficult for the Tories to claim the credit for changing the law in the way the prime minister might hope.
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