11.   Diplomacy is the preferred method for solving the refugee problem, but it will not work unless Milosevic knows the alternative is force.

12.   Drive-by shooting is the preferred method of conflict resolution among drug dealers and thieves.

13.   Ever since wire nets were placed just below the upper platforms of the Eiffel Tower to catch jumpers, the Metro has been the preferred method of public self-destruction.

14.   Fictional sleuth James Bond popularized the shaken, vodka martini, but the preferred method apparently is up to the person making the drink.

15.   For most stains, the preferred method involves home application of a bleaching paste supplied by the dentist.

16.   Grilling, roasting, braising and stewing are the preferred cooking methods.

17.   His preferred method was to co-opt his enemies, which brought a number of unsavory characters into the IOC.

18.   Horseback has long been a preferred method of seeing the Irish countryside.

19.   If vitamin D is proven effective for reducing the risk of internal cancers, nutritional supplements will likely be the preferred method to deliver the dose.

20.   In past oil spills, cleanup crews generally have relied on skimming oil from water, still the preferred method.