For now, however, European workers and politicians prefer to put off any hard decisions.

Still, most politicians are wary of lingering anger about jobs lost to foreign competitors and prefer to be seen driving American.

Its politicians prefer to follow the conventional path of putting off reality until after the votes are in.

Then again, some politicians preferred the ring of their own names.

Montilla and many other politicians would have preferred to let the same thing happen in Barcelona.

A normal politician would prefer to play it safe by leaving office with his popularity at an all-time high.

But in Britain, celebrities have no easy way into politics, while politicians prefer to keep artists at a distance.

Though television commercials and mass mailings can reach thousands of voters, most politicians still prefer to meet people in person.

Because German politicians and voters prefer security to risk, there are no burning issues at stake.

The politicians would then prefer no service at all.