But instead of setting her time machine to shoot into the future, she would rather go back in time. |
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We would rather prefer to see positive measures in the same fields when linking aid to migration. |
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Drink, drugs and high spirits led to some unfortunate situations that they would rather forget. |
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The wealthy would rather spend their money on a good tax accountant than give it to the chancellor. |
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We are catching up with history, and I for one would rather there be an organic process, rather than tokenism. |
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Expectant mothers would rather have their babies at home than travel to Colchester. |
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Chances are you won't get a high-powered job if your colleagues would rather watch paint dry than listen to you. |
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Whether you would rather race touring cars around Brands Hatch or hop Baja Beetles over rough dirt tracks, the choice is yours. |
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It is just a quirk that people would rather take on coloured cats like tortoiseshells. |
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Given the choice, she would rather have been anywhere but facing the press pack last night. |
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I would rather go out of the Cup than lose league points under certain circumstances. |
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They would rather sit on the couch and blame our leaders for their own inactivity. |
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Trans people do not find great enjoyment in randomly accusing people of transphobia, and would rather not have to bring it up. |
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Although his ammo had been replenished, the captain would rather have trekked back to the supply area than witness a fellow soldier die. |
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We would rather do triage right over the patient then sit down and put something together that we'll just end up revisiting in a few days. |
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There are those among us who have never had much time for the royals, and who would rather be considered as citizens than subjects. |
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I would rather be defeated then shrink from the great issues, because from such defeats we rise again with twice as much strength. |
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Truth be told most of us would rather they weren't trying to play hide the sausage with Australian jobs over this free trade bizzo. |
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They would rather shop at national chains than at local mom-and-pop stores. |
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I think I would rather have been at the ancient Greek Olympiads than at the one that's coming up. |
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At home, it is true that he has usually been a risk-averse leader who would rather finesse a tough choice than make it. |
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It amuses me when I hear people say they went into journalism because they are introverts who would rather watch from the sidelines. |
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As a police officer I would rather come home to my family safe, than end up injured and being transported to an emerg room or morgue. |
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I would rather take my chances fighting an invasion of foreigners than participate in that evil monstrosity. |
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Virtually anyone would rather live off his own savings than a dole from the government. |
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By various means she comes up with the cash, and begins training, quickly outdistancing her brother, who would rather be an artist anyway. |
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I can't say that the pop quiz was total murder, but I would rather get a cavity filled. |
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I would rather remain with my unavenged suffering and unsatisfied indignation, even if I were wrong. |
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In some cases, they would rather face life on the streets than life with their homophobic parents. |
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He's Mr. Clean, a driver who would rather finish second than make an enemy by driving dirty. |
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It is amusing to see that pedestrians would rather make a long detour to avoid the clutter than straighten up the mess. |
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William was lazy, chubby, and short, and would rather fling mud pies than do anything important. |
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What worries me is that so many large companies appear to be run by people who would rather litigate or grizzle than innovate. |
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I'm would rather have my bare mundowies firmly planted on the warm Australian dirt. |
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But most players, even teams, would rather win unethically than lose honestly. |
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Call me old fashioned, but I would rather pay what it takes to get great services in the NHS than what it costs to go outside. |
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More young people are in school who would rather be elsewhere, and they tend to horse around. |
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Look down the road, and knew this stuff was unfixable, and would rather abandon ship now than resign in shame in two years. |
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Given the choice, she would rather spend her time helping tackle crime than out on a boozy tour of the town centre. |
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My friends aren't much help since they are all boring married couples that would rather stay at home and knit booties than go out. |
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We would rather be that voice than the voice of the sycophants and bootlickers and those hoping for a spot at the trough. |
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I would rather have a schizophrenic stewbum who lives in a refrigerator box make policy at this point than who we have right now. |
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Surely most of us would rather eat a week's worth of room-service leftovers than have a stranger handle our smalls? |
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It seems we would rather harbour war criminals than shelter innocent human beings from inhumane regimes. |
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While barbed-wire or electric fences are cheaper and easier to maintain, hunters on horseback would rather jump a hedge. |
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He would prefer no armies and would rather not die for his country, thank you. |
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I can think of 1,000 things I would rather do with my time, but it's a necessary evil. |
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The council's political masters would rather watch while York chokes than get serious about exhaust fumes. |
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Within my home country I have little freedom or choice, and would rather live elsewhere. |
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It seems that you would rather get up on your soapbox and shout then have a meaningful conversation. |
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We would rather not dignify their claims with a response, but we fear that if they are left unchallenged they may enter popular currency. |
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But free trade also comes with a significant upside for our country, an upside most Democratic pols would rather not discuss today. |
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They would rather do things themselves, to make sure they are done properly. |
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Those who would rather not attempt the event itself can still make themselves useful as helpers. |
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Personally, I hate the after taste of diet drinks and would rather forgo the cola. |
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She will eat breakfast and usually dinner without a problem but for the rest of the day she would rather graze on snacks. |
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While in a state of mesmeric sleep, he said that, yes, he was asleep but would rather sleep more soundly. |
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Matt Williams, the coach, I'm sure would rather see us start like we did and finish like we did than the other way around. |
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As the Core Team would rather see birds in the wild than in cages, I'm not going to discuss the budgerigar's fitness as an animal companion. |
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Nothing else matters to him, and he would rather live in the past than in the future. |
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They would rather be running on wind power than contributing to the environmental problems associated with rampant use of non-renewables. |
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Rather, they obtrude persistently into consciousness, perturbing us when we would rather forget them, even disrupting our dreams. |
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We all get impatient at times but most people have the maturity to hold this in check and would rather arrive late than risk not arriving at all. |
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Roger, of course, would rather take care of her and keep the shop, but puts on a cheerful face. |
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I don't agree with one-night stands but would rather do that then go with a prostitute. |
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My gut is that tough-on-crime conservatives would rather see their puritanical views on drugs written into the Constitution. |
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I'm the kind of person who would rather play it safe and lose out than risk everything and have a chance at winning. |
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Most people would rather be active independent citizens than recipients of benefits. |
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They do not object to the gorgios looking on, but they would rather they did not join in the merriment. |
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Most governors and legislatures would rather make budget cuts or delay some of their tax cuts for now. |
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Others said they would rather have a pint than risk being signed into the nearest psychiatric unit. |
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Little surprise that a survey has found that, given the chance of an extra hour in bed, most working men would rather have a kip than make love. |
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He would rather get everybody involved, collect a bunch of steals and assists and then make the big plays down the stretch. |
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Sue Lancett who works in the glazing department would rather take redundancy. |
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I love entertaining, and would rather have a dinner party than a knees-up any day! |
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I like the look of their geodesic tent but would rather take in the view from the comfort of the revolving restaurant at Piz Gloria. |
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Why has CBS News decided it would rather debauch its brand and treat its audience like morons than simply admit their hoax? |
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There are some plants we would rather did not flourish, such as dandelions or Japanese knotweed. |
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Now at nearly 21 the habit is too ingrained to break, if asked I say nothing, I would rather people did not waste their money on me. |
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I tell myself I would rather be fat and happy then thin and miserable, but the fact is, I am fat and miserable. |
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And I would rather not live with a sexually frustrated foot fetisher, you know? |
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Yet I also know he would rather be paired with any of them or even a guy instead of being temporarily in alliance with me. |
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She was very understanding and said she would rather have one of her good workers take the time off than keep going and completely fry her brain. |
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I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently. |
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Often they will be out in foul weather when most of us would rather be tucked up in bed. |
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It sounds corny, but I would rather receive a rejection slip than write one. |
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Colin and I were walking up the road in town when he decided he would rather have a piggyback. |
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Instead of rewriting history and using religion as a power tool, he would rather that politicians embrace technology. |
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Many times one gets the impression he would rather live life as his schizoid alter ego, a sulky, moody 12-year-old trapped in a man's body. |
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The dollar is strong because investors would rather hold dollars than yen or euros, not because the US Treasury says it should be. |
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They would rather inflame the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo than forgive African debt. |
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The fact that you wrote this indicates that you don't want to be an accessory, that you would rather not be complicit. |
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All the best ideas are based on the premise that people are fundamentally lazy, and would rather be on their sofa than anywhere else. |
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Customs would rather see companies continue to trade and obviously settle their bills than go down the road of forcing the issue. |
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There are countries that are attempting to annex territories and populations that would rather have independence. |
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A third of those surveyed said they would rather live under sharia because they so disapproved of British culture. |
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Gourmet joints would rather treat foodies to a fresh flush of exotic scents, swivelling sounds, wavy hues and crispy accents. |
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I would rather have done an in-depth investigation into five-star hotels on the French Riviera. |
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Some Congressmen began letting out that they would rather save the government even if the nuclear deal was to be sacrificed. |
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These emotions handcuff you to a particular course of action that you would rather not carry out. |
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I would rather let the sector develop than try to regulate or fine-tune it. |
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I would rather work in an office any day of the week, even an IT office, over caring for small kids. |
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Most of the editors would rather they made an impact than had more customers. |
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Papa always said that he would rather starve than steal, but what father can look on while his little ones shiver? |
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I would rather have accepted the usual 'routineness' of life than all that stress. |
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I burn up at the thought of it and as for having a chat with my mom about it, I would rather be run over by a bus first. |
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We only ever take parents to court as a last resort and it is not a course of action we take lightly and one which we would rather avoid. |
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Operators would rather rake the pot than charge per hand, because they can take out more money. |
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Emie nodded slowly, realizing she was being cornered into a conversation she would rather not discuss with anyone, least of all him. |
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I would rather attend my flustered and excited friend's big fancy wedding, then attend my own. |
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Well, personally speaking, I would rather keep my modest earnings under a mattress or, better still, in a TAB account. |
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Then, when it comes time to have a personal relationship with your Creator, you would rather not. |
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We have teachers and principals who would rather not be bothered with those who need extra attention and care. |
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Instead of attitudinizing for the cameras, he would rather sit in a dark room listening to the strategic counsel of his old buddy. |
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Like many other people here, I would rather spend the evening at home than risk going to a bar, club or restaurant. |
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I'm flattered that you thought of me, but if it is all the same to you, I would rather stay on board the Blue Horizon. |
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I have mad respect for the filmmakers for being at a place where most other folks would rather run away from. |
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But I would rather you just took her to the san rather than play doctor next time, okay? |
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I could colour it orange instead, but it would clash, and I think I would rather go to bed. |
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Not being made of money, we made the decision that we would rather spend less and live more. |
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Parents would rather their kids go in for glitter as they feel it is a better option to piercing or tattooing the body. |
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A pound might not sound like much, but it will buy you a cup of tea in a tea room and that is what tourists would rather spend their money on. |
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Women would rather have a husband who can hold his drink than a teetotaller. |
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He would rather be judged as a professional footballer than by the forgiving standards of a convalescent. |
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A plaintive anthem for all us wallflowers who hate the enforced sociability of parties and would rather hide out of the way close to the fridge. |
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Most Mancunians would rather see this money spent making our streets cleaner or improving education for our children. |
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If we're out in the car, lost in an area we've never visited before, he would rather we drive round aimlessly for hours than ask directions. |
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Birds and other unseen creatures scrabble about in the windswept bushes of central park, but I would rather not deliberate too much about that. |
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Jess would rather spend her time kicking a soccer ball round the park with the boys. |
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But the hot-blooded lover would rather spend the evening with one of his numerous paramours. |
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Patients now don't want a tight jawline and forehead, they would rather have a face that looks natural and has soft lines. |
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I would rather hear someone's account of their experience rather than a load of theorising any day of the week. |
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Many great players have publicly stated that they would rather play on a duff instrument with a great bow than a great instrument with a bad bow. |
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The council's political masters would rather watch while the city chokes than get serious about exhaust fumes. |
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A native untravelled Scot would rather be right then rich, whereas many of the best leaders can be both. |
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They would rather deal with technology than with philosophy, tackle contrived situations than trigger debates on the nuances of film images. |
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The type of man who would rather die than be seen in the kitchen is only too happy to light a barbecue and check on his chargrilled chipolatas. |
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I would rather base jump off a two-story building than relive a single moment of high school. |
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When we allow people to know the real us we risk rejection and for many we would rather paint our true selves than face heartbreak. |
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But I'm still me and though I would rather be drop-dead gorgeous, I am in my own little way, very happy. |
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If I were pregnant after the unit closed I would rather have a home birth than go to the hospital. |
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When served with sliced charcuterie, gherkins, olives and bread, this is one thing I would rather eat than almost anything else. |
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Last year the Saints had to sneak into the B.C.s via the back-door but would rather punch their ticket more easily this time out. |
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The other is the idea that most people would rather watch cheap and cheerful dross rather than really good comedy and drama, wherever it is produced. |
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I would rather throw myself to piranhas than have that reputation. |
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We would rather play as many games as possible against top notch teams. |
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Like extroverts, ambiverts tend to enjoy a lot of attention from others. However, an ambivert would rather get the attention from someone that is important to them. |
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She would rather have to repay the bank than borrow from her parents and have to repay them. |
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I would rather not say it annoys me because it sounds so aggrieved and me-centered. |
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But I would rather see the inevitable mistakes made by a democratic rather than a cliquish system of voting. |
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Derby is often viewed as a dilettante leader who would rather have been racing his horses at Newmarket than taking part in debates at Westminster. |
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We would rather meet people face to face than communicate via e-mail. |
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There's a side of the art world I would rather not get involved with. |
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When asked if he would rather be a tourist or on tour, he said a tourist. |
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They would rather be indoors working in a computerised environment. |
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I would rather have somebody punch me in the face than spit at me. |
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I cannot think of anybody else I would rather have as chief bridesmaid. |
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Most would rather do without agrochemicals or genetically modified crops. |
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But we would rather hand them down to some erudite and kindred soul. |
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They would rather do without their wireline telephone than their computer. |
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National Review's editors would rather end the deduction for state and local taxes than increase rates. |
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Marin also suggests that forcing men into the delivery room when they would rather be elsewhere is unwise. |
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We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth. |
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In an ideal world, most new parents would rather stay at home, for the baby's first year at least, but financial considerations force them back to work. |
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And I would rather work as a security guard for a sauna full of beautiful girls! |
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He would rather endorse someone with genuine doubts than someone with disingenuous beliefs. |
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I would rather keep all this in camera than disseminate it to the teeming raptors of the Internet. |
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I would rather be a law professor than anything else, including a judge. |
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These people have their own ways and would rather be left to themselves. |
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Lucy and Ethel wish to go to a nightclub, while Ricky and Fred would rather go see a fight. |
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They would rather you not think of devices in standby mode and would rather make that extension cord as invisible as possible. |
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Instead, it would rather sabotage the game and try to extort its way to a victory. |
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People would rather run away from their problems than face them. |
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Somewhere probably in the deepest recess of our minds is a memory we would rather forget, of a present we purchased that left us with egg on our face. |
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Instead of gorging on rumors, he would rather see reporters working hard to vet Romney and his positions. |
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She has made little secret of the fact she would rather be back in South Africa, or London, or Paris, or anywhere but Monaco. |
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Before I reached the age when I convinced Mother that indeed I could and would rather stay at our house alone in the summer, she carted me to Ruthie's every day. |
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We are in the third calendar month of industrial action and I would rather members who were half-hearted about what we are trying to achieve voted against industrial action. |
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Our nurses will join families in hymn singing or prayer at the bedside, or make masses of toasted sandwiches for relatives who would rather not leave. |
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It's also amply clear that most hospital staff would rather do without this invasion of ill-clad, barefooted, malnourished, baby-clutching mothers. |
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It tells a tale of suffering, of inhumanity, of nihilism, of self-disgust, of deep, dark holes in the soul that most folks would rather not peer into, to be honest. |
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What about the fact that, well, some business owners would rather live on the Lower East Side than Laredo? |
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They would rather cut capital expenditures and expenses, and reduce internal control costs than be forced to layoff key talent. |
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Because of their political conditioning, many people would rather not see the truth, but continue believing in the innocence of their favorite politicians. |
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I just wanted you to know that some of us would rather give you a fair shake than rush to be the first to jump off the ship in the face of a rocky wave. |
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That doesn't mean I would rather have had Earl be compassionate and thoughtful than be a winner. |
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It seems to me that people would rather traipse round shops, gawping at potential purchases than they would educate themselves by looking at a book or work of art. |
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I would rather have a fork scraped repeatedly across my teeth than listen to one of his speeches waiting for a gaffe or one of his patented mistimed pauses. |
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The joyful ones also tend to draw more friends, who would rather bathe in the sunshine of happiness than to be cast down into a gloomy depression. |
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All the better for international drug cartels whose capos would rather milk the state than overthrow it. |
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In the process, Eli Lake reports, she may be disclosing a few details the agency would rather not publicize. |
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I suppose he thinks that they would rather be stranded in the middle of the road to democracy than have to walk that road with the ugly Americans. |
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Many people would rather take a pill than lose weight, exercise, stop smoking, or perform any of the multitudinous activities that could improve health. |
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I don't think we will plant watermelon again as it takes up quite a bit of room and we prefer many of the musk melons and would rather devote room to them. |
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Even in the limited context of services, the government would rather remain unget-at-able to the two largest trading partners of the country in the medium term. |
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But, as a record of George Eliot's unrealized intention, I would rather like the anomalous punch-ladle to remain as a mark of her artistic, unsleeping, conscience. |
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Hoggard likes bowling simply because he likes bowling and he would rather think about his pet dog than the complexities of cricket which so fascinate many other people. |
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Destin, located in the panhandle region, has become a prime landing strip for snowbirds who would rather gaze at blue water and white sand than gray buildings and freeways. |
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We who depend on them for getting to know the literature of other parts of India would rather there weren't untranslated lumps of opacity in the text. |
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The actor disclosed to an upcountry TV channel the other day that he would rather prefer to be adjudged as a versatile artiste than a mere comedian. |
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No one would have believed that she was the sort of woman who would rather be climbing the rigging on a ship than embroidering a pillow in the solar. |
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The briber would rather pay the money than have the information revealed. |
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I would rather have a president more commanding than somnolent. |
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For those who would rather spectate, the veranda is the perfect spot. |
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There are just so many things that a creative government could do, and they would rather shove their thumbs up their bums and fiddle while Nassau spirals downward. |
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He's never asked for me to help, and I don't want to risk the chance that he would rather me keep my nose out of our affairs, so haven't ever offered. |
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Rather than come out in support of equal rights they would rather keep quiet, let the Lords to their dirty work, and avoid alienating their old-school supporters. |
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Regrets that come about from not listening to the still small voice that nudges you toward the place where you perhaps would rather not go, yet must go. |
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I would rather watch animated features made for adults than cartoons. |
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Gent can snap back at his opponents but would rather outwit them. |
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Adding music and dance to the game Twister struck the right chord with music-mad youngsters and parents who would rather see calories burned than retinas. |
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The Good Health Brigade would rather see elderly people huddled on a cold street corner sharing an illicit ciggy than accept that smokers have a right to their own bad habits. |
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I've known people who would rather go hungry than dine on their own. |
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It would rather let them go out into the world illiterate or innumerate rather than suffer the supposed indignity of being told how to do something properly. |
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Keynes also makes an invalid argument, claiming that a fall in the nominal wage rate may not decrease the real wage rate but would rather increase the rate of unemployment. |
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The island is populated with massive herds of brontosaurus, but the big old meat-eaters would rather chase down six humans instead of going for the easy kill. |
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Dodgy books, cringe-making photos of hairstyles you would rather forget about, a mix of furniture and the odd beautiful piece picked up over years of travel, can all cohabit. |
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I would rather die first, or become a fugitive from justice! |
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The most committed Chhau performer can be forgiven if he would rather watch his son pedal a cycle rickshaw on the streets of Ranchi than starve as an unemployed dancer. |
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The movie would rather be a quirky pseudo-comedy, in which a stranger appears in a small town packed solid with eccentrics and changes their lives forever. |
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I would rather have been like a boy than a preppy little girl. |
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Teenage girls would rather be glamour models than enter a profession. |
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He would rather have the Financial Department look at these aspects, as his mind is more diverted towards adverting, sales promotion and packaging designs. |
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What starts off as an interesting premise quickly devolves into a melodrama that cannot be sustained by a cast of actors who look like they would rather be somewhere else. |
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If they have to get ideological, most Democratic senators would rather base their vote on an easily digestible fact that resonates with their core supporters. |
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From his letter last week he seemed to suggest that he would rather have the insane hubbub and grot of the capital transported to the Lakes so he can continue to feel at home. |
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He never faced a room full of twenty-first century youngsters who, at best, would rather be at home playing Playstation games and, at worst, were determined to do him down. |
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But the Iraqi leader has said he would rather die than go into exile. |
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They would rather earn wages than play politics with pointless strikes. |
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Rob wants to teach Kristen how to paddle board but Kristen thinks the water is too cold and would rather cook. |
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I would rather he was a brown-pantied little fascist Brownie than a Cub Scout but better neither than either. |
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Governments can sometimes attempt to use Private Members' Bills to pass things it would rather not be associated with. |
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She returned to performing two months later, clarifying that she would rather work on a consistent basis than a cycle of touring and resting. |
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Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task. |
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He would rather put a dent in his bankroll than fall down on anything he started. |
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I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular. |
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Looking like a man a pregnant chad short of a proper ballot paper, he had the air of someone who would rather be a ranch hand. |
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Presumably, Fischer would rather be roosting home in Cambridge, Mass. |
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Meanwhile, a survey has found one in 25 Australians would rather spend their money on botox and liposuction than private school fees. |
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I want to buy some to give to mobileless friends in Fiji, who would rather have a clunker that keeps its charge for 12 hours than nothing. |
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He is a proficient pianist and stated in a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose that he would rather be a musician than an actor. |
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Kay, 53, claims she would rather not bother wearing any smalls and go commando while globetrotting if necessary. |
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However, while modern Benuaq eschatology would rather have the kelelungan go to God, they may well have entered a cycle of palingenesis. |
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Appreciation means higher capital gains taxes, a dent in value that most would rather avoid when cashing out of a property. |
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In the foreseeable economic and industry climate, we would rather err on the side of conservatism in our long-term capital spending commitments. |
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I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications. |
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They would rather scream obscenities at the officials for what they think is a bad call or a noncall. |
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Juve would rather he leaves on a permanent deal, but the Gunners are not keen to splash the cash on a stopgap. |
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I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again. |
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Nelson was dismayed by Spencer's decision, and declared that he would rather have received no title than that of a mere barony. |
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Wittgenstein told Ryle he would die slowly if left at Cambridge, and he would rather die quickly. |
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I would rather have two great shortstops than none,'' Colletti told reporters on Monday in the Dodgers' meeting suite. |
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There's nothing else I would rather do, unless there was a profession that involved cuddling bunny rabbits and kittens all day for money. |
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Amazingly, one in ten women would rather suffer PMT than endure a bad hair day. |
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He would rather live in exile with his principles intact than continue to reign as a limited monarch. |
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We would rather take it from people with a decent heart and clean hands. |
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One governor of the company was even reported as saying in 1864 that he would rather have the saltpetre made than the tax on salt. |
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If one is stopped on the highway, one would rather hand one's purse over to a courteous knight than to the rough-and-ready bludgeoner. |
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I would rather that his head remain unfractured, even if that means his psyche remains unchallenged. |
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He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal. |
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Old hunters and travellers say that they would rather steal the child of a native savage than to take one of the sokos. |
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Remember that God gives the strength to go on when you would rather collapse. He can save you by the bell! |
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Given the choice, nearly anyone in the cabinetmaking and furniture industries would rather do for themselves than delegate tasks or deal with red tape. |
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Dio was among those who gave a highly critical account of military discipline during the time, saying that they would rather just surrender to the enemy. |
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Maybe you would rather stay at home than spend an evening holding a martini and chitchatting with your spouse's work friends over a plate of cheese balls. |
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The Swede's pragmatism knows no bounds and he would rather give up his personality, shoe lifts and rimless specs than go out on a wild limb the day before a game. |
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And a new survey found just over half of mums would rather their child had a packed lunch and two in three thought a lunchbox was a healthier alternative to school food. |
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If you were working at a RTA scene or involved, I suspect you would rather the road was closed to protect you, especially from the hoards of rubberneckers driving past. |
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Most right-thinking Scots would rather see criminals serve their full sentences instead of automatically getting it halved just for keeping their nose clean in jail. |
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There are many vacant properties in all the borough districts and yet they would rather them be boarded up than to give them for peppercorn rents to small business etc. |
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Kylie Jenner is on the February cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine and in the cover story, she talks about her love life or what she would rather call infatuations. |
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And, yes, some of them are governed by corrupt bullies or megalomaniacs who would rather blow money on space rockets than feeding their own destitute people. |
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But, of course, it would seem that your correspondent would rather regurgitate accounts, many totally inaccurate, of events more than three decades ago. |
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The unicorn was chosen because it was seen as a proud and haughty beast which would rather die than be captured, just as Scots would fight to remain sovereign and unconquered. |
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As for the 1980s, famed for the mullet, the backcomb and the tight perm, it's clearly the decade the hair-conscious would rather forget, polling only one percent. |
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Many would rather lose a portion of their benefit than leave a street property for a gardenless flat, and no-one in their right mind swaps a secure for an assured tenancy. |
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We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary. |
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I would rather board a hundred of the enemy's frigates, than steer my boat into a fleet of modest women, for a modest woman never fails to take me aback. |
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I would rather have a fish caught two days ago by hook and line, and immediately gutted and iced, than this morning by a trawlnet and not put on ice. |
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I don't think this department has ever taken seriously the goal of civilianizing the Police Department and would rather pay people twice as much to do to the job of civilians. |
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Given the choice, I would rather be accompanied to a Conservative Conference by a gerbil than a weasel, so if I had mislaid any animal then a gerbil was more likely it. |
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Not helping Rusty's cause is the guard's van, CB, who would rather sabotage Rusty to pave the way for the future in the form of Electra and Greaseball. |
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During the final general strike, workers would not walk out of their shops, factories, mines, and mills, but would rather occupy their workplaces and take them over. |
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