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Better than some other option; preferred.

Is this situation really preferable from a business standpoint?

This is preferable to the use of fall-sown plants.

In the climate of Great Britain a late variety is preferable, as securing the young shoots against injury from frost, to which otherwise they are very subject.

For dry situations almond stocks are preferable, but they are not long-lived, while for damp or clayey foams it is better to use certain kinds of plums. Double-working is sometimes beneficial; thus an almond budded on a plum stock may be rebudded with a tender peach, greatly to the advantage of the latter.

The size of this depends water is usually preferable for grass land, thick for y P g upon the quantity of water required, but whatever its size its bottom at its origin should be as low as the bed of the river, in order that it may carry down as much as possible of the river mud.

Obviously a warrior-king was preferable to a regimen of women and children, and the eyes of the wiser Magyars turned involuntarily towards Wladislaus III.

Rowland and others have used an earth coil for calibrating the galvanometer, a known change of induction through the coil being produced by turning it over in the earth's magnetic field, but for several reasons it is preferable to employ an electric current as the source of a known induction.

If much iron should be present in the shale then it is preferable to use potassium chloride in place of potassium sulphate.

If it can be demonstrated that in the future, peace will always be preferable to all nations, then war will end.

The Murray automatic system is not regarded as suitable for short telegraph lines or moderate traffic, printing telegraphs on the multiplex principle being considered preferable in such circumstances.

In the case of more considerable distances, however, a globe of suitable size should be consulted, or - and this seems preferable - they should be calculated by the rules of spherical trigonometry.

For both reasons it is preferable to scammony.

Vegetable refuse of all kinds, when smother-burned in a similar way, becomes a valuable mechanical improver of the soil; but the preferable course is to decompose it in a heap with quicklime and layers of earth, converting it into leaf-mould.

Complex carbohyd rates are preferable because they provide a steady stream of energy that does make glucose levels spike as significantly as sugars do.

Stretching is exercise you can perform every day, but it's better to stretch warm muscles than cold ones, which is why post-workout stretching is preferable.

As with any bra, it's preferable to try on an Enell sports bra before you purchase so that you can be sure of getting the right fit.

KushTush's silk pajamas is more of an off-white, which they call mica, but these are still elegant pajamas in silk charmeuse, and organic is always preferable where available.

Silk is a natural fabric that has long been the preferable material for lingerie.

In general, if you cannot afford the cleaning costs of such items, it is preferable to avoid purchasing them at all.

While much less well known that the original King Kong, it's a much more logically cohesive story, and is preferable in any event because the giant ape lives to be returned to his native habitat.

Sarah felt unsure about running at first, however Jackson held strong to his conviction that death would be preferable to living as a minion for a madman.

As this is not the incorporation of either into the living sobstance, but is only its manufacture into the complex substances which we find in the plant, it seems preferable to limit the term assimilation to the processes by which foods are actually taken into the protoplasm.

The mole-hills and serrated ridges of medieval maps were still in almost general use at the close of the 18th century, and are occasionally met with at the present day, being cheaply produced, readily understood by the unlearned, and in reality preferable to the uncouth and misleading hatchings still to be seen on many maps.

In practice, however, it is not found that the presence either of a decidedly greenish-yellow colour or of numerous small bubbles interferes at all seriously with the successful use of the lenses for the majority of purposes, so that it is preferable to sacrifice the perfection of the glass in order to secure valuable optical properties.

From a careful series of experiments made in the Horticultural Society's Garden at Chiswick, it was found that where the soil is loamy, or light and slightly enriched with decayed vegetable matter, the apple succeeds best on the doucin stock, and the pear on the quince; and where it is chalky it is preferable to graft the apple on the crab, and the pear on the wild pear.

Somewhat heavy loam y are best for potting pine apples, for melons and strawberries, fruit trees in pots, &c., and may be used with the addition of manures only; but for ornamental plants a loam of a somewhat freer texture is preferable and more pleasant to work.

Tell Hum (as the name is generally spelt, though Talliam would probably be preferable for several reasons) is an important ruin on the shore, south of the last-mentioned site.

The Dutch erected a factory here in 1656, on a healthy spot of ground, much preferable to that on which Calcutta is situated.

The former is unsatisfactory partly from the philological standpoint, and the latter, though not certain, is preferable.

It is preferable to have two sureties per person.

Be careful with yellow tones as complementary colors; sunflower is preferable to ice yellow with ivory hues, even ones with yellow undertones.

Although tight-fitting clothing is not recommended, a relatively-snug fit is preferable over loose and baggy clothing.

Free advertising in the form of a news story is always preferable to having to pay for advertising, and if you do it right, writing press releases and being available to the media for interviews can establish you as an expert in your field.

In many cases, hiring a professional to create your waitress resume may be the preferable option.

Part 1 explains why nutritional supplementation is preferable (in most cases) to drug therapy.

Living a gluten-free lifestyle can be challenging, but it is certainly preferable to becoming completely unable to absorb nutrition from food.

Since the leg press is a closed-chain exercise, some fitness trainers consider it preferable to the leg extension machine.

Heat a heavy skillet, preferable cast iron, over medium-high heat and add enough olive oil to lightly coat.

This is preferable to paying for the entire procedure yourself, as you would have to if you had coverage that was still within the waiting period.

While some financial experts praise the consistency and predictability of term policies, other financial experts make the claim that universal life is preferable because of the potential for dividends.

It is controversial because experts disagree on whether it is preferable to term life insurance.

A better bra will let you remove and re-stick it, but it's preferable to avoid this.

Also, it is often preferable to purchase bras and panties separately and then package the items together as a set.

While they are machine washable, it's preferable to hang them dry so that they last longer and continue to feel their best.

It is preferable that they be taught how to best employ their skills, because if they learn on their own, they might hurt themselves or others.

The British Pharmacopoeia contains (i) an extract of the fresh corm, having doses of 4 to i grain, and (2) the Vinum Colchici, made by treating the dried corm with sherry and given in doses of 10 to 30 minims. This latter is the preparation still most generally used, though the presence of veratrine both in the corm and the seeds renders the use of colchicine itself theoretically preferable.

Two guides are required for each cage; they may be placed opposite to each other, either on the long or short sides - the latter being preferable.

The single-stemmed cordon may be trained horizontally, obliquely at any required angle, or vertically if required, the first two arrangements being preferable.

In small areas the mulching system is sometimes preferable.

Any good well-drained loamy soil is suitable for plums, that of medium quality as to lightness being decidedly preferable.