21.   Before the attacks, some American officials had expressed their preference for a relatively narrow coalition.

22.   Beller declined to express his preference for one medium over the other.

23.   Blatter has expressed a preference for penalizing not just back tackles, but tackles from all angles that are ruled inappropriate or intentionally malicious.

24.   AARP spokesman Peter L. Ashkenaz said the group was expressing no preference between the Mitchell and Gephardt bills.

25.   But walk-in closet is allowed, the Guidance Memorandum says, because it describes a kind of closet rather than expressing a preference for people who can walk.

26.   Cohan declined to express a preference between the two cities.

27.   Cowboys coach Barry Switzer, like most of his players, expressed no preference about their upcoming opponent.

28.   During the debate several months ago, many firefighters expressed a preference for the older radio, with which they were more familiar.

29.   Filmmakers consistently express a preference for Manhattan, and an aversion to fighting bridge and tunnel traffic to Brooklyn.

30.   From Ed Muskie to George Mitchell to Bill Cohen, the voters have expressed a preference for pols who were low-key, low-maintenance, and industrious.