Cooking teachers say some clients prefer private lessons because they are too insecure to take group classes.

But the client prefers the shower, which is hidden away for his use alone.

Often, clients prefer to have technical work performed by firms that specialize in it.

"It's just that our clients prefer not to work with you people."

A construction manager often handles the client's money, although some clients prefer to pay the bills themselves.

So there is no right and wrong, it's just what the client prefers.

These clients prefer to use their cash for such things as down payments on houses, she said.

And many clients still prefer Bloomberg's proprietary system for complex financial calculations, he said.

Maybe the reader's own clients might prefer lower costs over meals and trinkets, too.