Confrontation with China "should be a last resort, not a preferred option."

If the participants agree on an issue, a paper is prepared for the security council and the President, with the preferred options specified.

Yeah My preferred option would be to leave the chap at home with the baby.

For some young people it is the preferred option.

Killing wasn't his preferred option, but he'd keep the possibility open.

For now, at least, this does not seem the preferred option.

It asks people to choose their most and least preferred options from a range of alternatives.

This was the second most preferred option according to the report.

But the truth is, with national waiting list targets, it could well be the preferred option.

We chose the second proposal of the two, which was also my preferred option.