Not surprisingly he came out of the starting gate in the role saying that resuscitating the Doha Round of free trade talks is priority number one.

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Many people try to tackle their mountain of personal tasks by sorting them by priority, and starting at the top.

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"Starting now our absolute priority is the strengthening of internal markets, the generation of employees, self-employment and family income, " Fox told his listeners.

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The new Marshall Plan should give urgent priority to beginning the deployment of a global missile defense, starting with the approach that promises to be the fastest, most flexible and least expensive: adaptation of the Navy's Aegis fleet air defense ships.

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"We must make ensuring and improving people's wellbeing the starting point and goal of all the government's work, give entire priority to it, and strive to strengthen social development, " said Wen, who will step down at the end of the legislative session.

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