The end of a month or year is generally preferable.

Service optimization: All else equal, high-quality services are generally preferable to low-quality ones.

Concrete is generally preferable to other materials because of the low cost, wide availability, and possibility to be completely constructed on-site.

Albendazole is generally preferable over praziquantel due to its lower cost and fewer drug interactions.

Home health care is much cheaper and, for patients, generally preferable to lengthy hospital stays or other forms of institutionalization.

I'm in the same boat, nothing comes without a cost and advertising is generally preferable to actually having to shell out cash for everything.

It is generally preferable to place chips on the board rather than tossing them.

OPs are generally preferable to university admission as they test not only academic performance but also their performance relative to the school.

As such it is generally preferable to place the Bee before being forced to do so on the fourth turn.

It is generally preferable to prevent hydrates from forming or blocking equipment.