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  • s  more desirable than another
    coffee is preferable to tea

  • What we've ended up with instead an ailing financial system, a deep recession and a few trillion taxpayer dollars at risk is vastly preferable to that.
  • It would, in theory, be possible to erect a surgical suite at the compound, but hospitalization would certainly be preferable from a medical standpoint.
  • Food is usually preferable to supplements, but in this case fish oil, in capsule or liquid form, may be a better source than the fish that produce it because it is purified to be .
News & Articles

  • Frank Talk: Father’s Day Q-and-A
    As Father’s Day approaches, you may wonder whether a display of filial affection affirming your love and appreciation for dear old dad is preferable to any sort of tangible gift.  It’s not.
    June 13, 2013 - Peoria Journal Star
Quotes

  • Robert Gates in FOXNews
    These things don't work overnight, but it seems to me clearly the preferable course to keep our focus on the diplomatic initiatives, and particularly because of the united front of the international community at this point,Gates said.
  • Susan Collins in CNN Political Ticker
    I don't fault the Department of Justice for using what legal authority they have if a clear criminal act has been committed. But I do think that it would be preferable for crimes committed on active duty be prosecuted by court martial rather than... Jeff Sessions http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHAivSdQCQbZUEJe-KHDM03kCSI8w Washington Post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081701561.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGmOE0cqQDp-Pf6P0vrVBnd3q1QbA Aug 17, 2008 76952 103880 preferable Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Sunday that she found an approach involving private health insurance co-operatives far preferable to the government-run plan that has been discussed by the administration."

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