1.   Authorities had been counting on a conviction, to send Russian gangsters the message that Switzerland should not be their preferred destination.

2.   But after waiting nearly a week to get her premier Wimbledon campaign rolling in the proper direction, Williams discovered herself six rounds shy of her preferred destination.

3.   But Perriman never strayed from the thought that Kansas City was his preferred destination.

4.   Guatemala and other Central American countries seem to be preferred destinations.

5.   It appears to be the preferred destination point for high-school senior trips, at least judging by what I saw last week while on vacation there.

6.   Match your preferred destination to the dates you can travel.

7.   One reason New York had become a preferred destination was that its immigration authorities were seldom seen as a threat.

8.   The preferred destinations of Colombians fleeing to the United States are said to be Miami, New York City and parts of New England.

9.   The whales are not sighted in Atlantic City as often, but the Taj Mahal and Caesars are their preferred destinations there.

10.   Western Europe is likely to remain a preferred destination for immigrants from former colonies in Asia and Africa.