1.   But other customers prefer to write the messages themselves, for more of a personal touch.

2.   Our customers prefer goods with brand names, such as Levis or Adidas.

3.   Some customers prefer to pay by cheque.

4.   And customers clearly prefer jets to turboprop planes, which are often perceived as too noisy, prone to turbulence or more likely to crash.

5.   Anecdotal evidence suggests that more and more customers prefer low-malt beer to the ordinary sort.

6.   According to publishers, electronic customers generally prefer older back-list titles and less well-known authors.

7.   But he said customers preferred a flat fee or no fee.

8.   But the site still offers e-mail addresses, he said, because that is how most customers prefer to communicate with Amazon.

9.   Customers might prefer cozier banks, and Reed and Weill might not be able to merge their egos.

10.   Dogs seem particularly hungry for the high-priced, designer models his customers also prefer.