So it might seem that Congress would be looking for a deal and the President would prefer an issue.

"The President would prefer that people work out prices in their own way, staying within reason."

It's not what the President, working alone, would have preferred.

The President prefers more modest tax breaks amounting to $250 billion.

The President prefers to respond to written questions from prosecutors.

I'm sure the President would prefer a more optimistic report.

He asked the voters which President they would prefer in the event of an international crisis.

Although the President preferred a more aggressive approach, Seward persuaded him to follow his lead.

It is easy to understand why this President, like others, would prefer to act on his own.

But the President preferred his own sources.