It looked as if the wily Brinker preferred, for reasons of his own, to arrive late.

By and large, we prefer the carrots, largely for economic reasons.

He prefers a female set, for reasons of his own, eh.

Finally, the red represents territories that are, in principle, unattainable, unbuyable, if you prefer, again for various reasons.

Campaign aides prefer, for obvious reasons, another explanation.

In the long term, lawmakers in both parties will probably face up to truths they preferred for political reasons to avoid today.

There are others one might prefer for reasons of purity and style.

Most of the People preferred snug nests, little more than twice their own bodies' length, for several reasons.

Those whose social and political standing admitted them to the Hallows preferred to shed other people's blood, for other reasons.

Sometimes alternatives to a real cricket ball may be preferred for reasons of safety, practice, availability and cost.