Example sentences of "as [art] first priority " in BNC.
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| 1 | A panel of experts , appointed by the Council of Europe last November to advise the Community , found that some European states have yet to develop rules on recourse to DNA analysis in forensic work — a shortcoming they set as the first priority . |
| 2 | A non-competitive literacy test ( in Sesotho ) is recommended to be taken at the end of the first cycle or any time thereafter prior to the final examination since mastery of literacy skills is seen as the first priority in primary school education in Lesotho — ‘ if learners are to profit from further opportunities for education in or out of school . ’ |
| 3 | Education and training for members have been identified as the first priority . |
| 4 | Treating cases of child sexual abuse as a first priority needs to be matched with improvements in planning which will permit practitioners to meet this service demand . |
| 5 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 6 | It is striking , in fact , how much the latter idea seemed at the time to dominate as a first priority . |
| 7 | This is not surprising , for one would suppose that every country has to satisfy the basic needs of its people for food as a first priority . |