Local authorities would prefer to see the new system introduced at the start of the next financial year.

Or that the authorities would prefer not to know about.

It is often treated as a subspecies of P. ventralis, but some authorities prefer to treat them as separate species.

Some authorities prefer to treat it as a variety.

For example, some local authorities prefer to award contracts to businesses with a record of community involvement.

Some authorities prefer to elevate the subgenera to genus rank.

Many local authorities prefer litigation, possibly owing to the choice and influence of their own legal departments.

If mandatory evacuations should become necessary, the authorities prefer to deal with those already in the park and not new visitors.

"The authorities would prefer that more people take part in the vote," the math major said.

The Haitian authorities prefer to stick to the timetable.