Small-town residents may prefer their own police forces, answerable only to them.

"There was a historic image that residents really preferred the suburban ranch house," she said.

Or simply someone the resident might prefer not to talk to.

However residents often prefer to boil the water before drinking, although this is generally not necessary.

This makes them very unpleasant to use and some residents will prefer not to.

Unhappy residents prefer to think the legal competition is in the middle innings.

Even the Legislature's own survey found most residents would prefer this alternative.

In many instances, they are not even on the map, which is the way some residents prefer it.

The residents of Bedminster, and their horses, prefer it that way.

"We find the residents generally prefer the walls to the noise," he said.