21.   He said any of the refugees who were able to are free to leave Australia, although the government preferred they wait to be repatriated by the United Nations.

22.   He said the refugees are free to leave Australia, although the government preferred they wait to be repatriated by the United Nations.

23.   Howard has said his government prefers that East Timor accept a period of autonomy within Indonesia before independence.

24.   However, Sacirbey said his government would prefer to negotiate peace rather than relying on military actions.

25.   Hoon said the British government preferred to stick to the current NATO strategy of reinforcing the Kosovo-Macedonia border.

26.   In Yemen, a poor country along the southern rim of the Arabian Peninsula, the government usually prefers making a deal to a confrontation with the tribes.

27.   It seems though that the government prefers to give more fringe benefits to non-resident aliens not engaged in trade, than to its own citizens.

28.   Law passed outlawing Khmer Rouge seldom enforced as government prefers to encourage defections.

29.   Since then, the government has preferred to raise syndicated loans from overseas banks.

30.   State governments prefer to maintain and follow their respective policies on mining.