For instance, one way to pay for bringing the uninsured into the health-care system (a noble Democratic priority) is to scrap a distorting tax-deduction that veils the true cost of health insurance, a policy espoused by John McCain last year.

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They know that the need for the United States to pay its bills and fulfill its obligations is a national priority.

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Shuemake says he told Dunn he hoped to retire in about two years, pay for his son's education and support two disabled parents, so his first priority was preserving principal.

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Scottish Water said its priority had been improving tap water and it had no money left to pay for upgrades to infrastructure.

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The academic, who is on the executive of the umbrella body Universities UK, suggested that allowing the public purse to continue to pay the full costs of higher education was not sustainable unless the sector became a higher priority for funds.

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It is not hard to see a lobby from nations squabbling as to who would be the most worthy to be well placed as a priority for such investment and there would be spats as to would have to pay the costs as one nations work force sat idle, waiting for the other(s) to complete their work.

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The top priority for the owners as talks progress is an overhaul of the system of basing pay rates on a deckhand position.

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