Yet I will never agree with those who prefer silence instead of dissonant voices.

I prefer silence to small talk so the lack of chitchat wasn't awkward.

We prefer silence, then the music, not the first noise of tuning.

One was the enigmatic Zetter, who as usual seemed to prefer silence to speech.

Some will not even do this, preferring complete silence.

But those who prefer silence and forgetfulness may have a successful self-protective strategy.

And for those who prefer total silence, there are headphones that cancel extraneous noises.

Mr Cook may prefer silence to eating his words.

Crooks didn't come in slugging, instead of shooting, unless they preferred silence.

"In cash, of course, so there will be no canceled check as evidence of a transaction on which you prefer absolute silence."