Its priority is to amass a large base of active users.

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The first priority has been to consolidate the base.

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Our priority would be to ensure our domestic base remains strong.

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Dialing for dollars became Priebus' priority, a tough task for a depressed donor base that saw super PACs and the congressional campaign committees as viable alternatives to the poorly managed RNC.

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Russia, the world's ninth-largest economy, is seeking to diversify away from oil and gas and under President Vladimir Putin has made developing its manufacturing base, particularly the Russian car industry, an economic policy priority.

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Another 51 percent said their top investment priority for the next 12 months was growing their customer base.

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Mr Santos has let the base agreement with the United States drop, and has made better relations with Brazil, Venezuela and South America a priority.

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