Word: prefereable
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...believe that all communities, inevitably and not inappropriately, have certain established norms; for myself, I much prefer the liberal norms of my House to those of the broader American society. However much free speech is crucial to encourage people to express perspectives at odds with the majority, those whose ideas conflict with established norms will probably experience some discomfort as a minority. In fact, it's easy judgmental responses to this type of discomfort that bother...
...Hall plan won't solve the problems the lack of a student center creates. Alumni would most likely prefer to keep the Union and fund the building of a new facility which would function as the Union originally did: a place for Harvard students to participate in any number of extracurricular activities...
Want to share in the sweaty embraces of Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange? They are entwined in A Streetcar Named Desire. Prefer the wry wit of Alan Alda or the in-your-face comic angst of Judd Hirsch? They play beleaguered husbands and failed fathers in splendid new tragicomedies from Neil Simon and Herb Gardner. If your taste runs to grandes dames, Rosemary Harris enacts the mean matriarch in Simon's previous play, Lost in Yonkers, while Lynn Redgrave evokes the aggrieved wife of a self-anointed genius in Ibsen's The Master Builder...
...some actors, the move to Broadway reflects recession cutbacks in Hollywood. Actors who cannot command film work at their asking price often prefer to switch to the stage, which the industry views as a prestigious but separate business, rather than agree to slip back down Hollywood's money ladder. Not that Broadway pay is exactly monastic. While Pacino will work for $1,000 a week in a nonprofit house, some stars command up to 10% of box-office gross, as much as $20,000 a week. For many, the choice is artistic. They want | to play classic roles, work with...
...Butler has a new attorney, and second thoughts. Butler's relatives declared last week that he would prefer to stand trial after all, rather than go through with the surgical procedure. The reversal followed an outcry from legal experts, which drew attention to the implications of allowing prisoners to barter body parts for their freedom...