They would prefer to believe stories rather than the truth!

Of the two men, there was no doubt whom she preferred to believe.

All the younger men preferred to believe that we had stopped them.

At least, this is what I now prefer to believe.

Naturally, I prefer to believe that it was the former.

He preferred to believe that she had finally put her old horror to rest.

But nothing is for ever, whatever my brothers prefer to believe.

We prefer to believe that it was just as he said.

"I prefer to believe you were being protected," the chief of staff said.

"I prefer to believe you're not that sort of person."