Word: preferable
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...destroy or even diminish biodiversity and thus the creation? Look more closely at nature, they say; every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived for thousands to millions of years. It is part of the world--part of Eden if you prefer--in which our own species arose...
...regard this as a big advantage," he says. "It takes some getting used to. Some students prefer greater guidance on what's core [and] what's peripheral...
...have a lot of injuries right now," Grant said. "While we would have liked to beat Yale for the 11th time in a row, we'd prefer to have everyone stay healthy for the Heps in a few weeks, since that is our championship meet...
...antiglobalists prove that you don't have to agree on what you're for to know what you're against. And one thing they're against, it seems, is agreement itself. Too monolithic, too uniform, too global. The protesters prefer debate, diversity. They'd like to teach the world to sing in off-key counterpoint. To their minds, the IMF and the World Bank are tyrannical choirmasters with steel batons and a tin ear for cultural differences. They finance mammoth industrial projects that sweep up hundreds of workers from the countryside, decimating small farms and villages while swelling urban slums...
...hospital needed to cut costs. "Everybody screams for sick-child care, but they absolutely won't touch it unless they have to--and then only if Grandma can't do it and Mommy and Daddy can't change their schedules and the baby-sitter is not available. Parents just prefer to stay home...