would rather
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For me, the risk I would rather take is not hiring a resume but hiring a person that we feel like meets those qualities.”
From Los Angeles Times
The 56-year-old, who acknowledged it would be "challenging for the players", said he would rather Northern Ireland had the opportunity to reach the World Cup and had come up short so faced this fixture, rather than some nations "who weren't at that point of the competition" and had two friendlies.
From BBC
As for new nuclear reactors, investors would rather Constellation tread carefully, Zimbardo notes.
From Barron's
Another secret I wish I didn’t know and would rather not keep.
From Literature
A lot of the time, I would rather just sit on the couch and watch “Star Trek.”
From Los Angeles Times
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