In such cases, employees with a WARN claim have priority over other unsecured creditors, but stand behind secured claims by bondholders and the like, says Roupinian.

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Despite polls indicating tax cuts are not a top priority for Americans, the lawmakers claim they found nothing but support for their tax cut plan once they explained it to their constituents.

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Although many claim that their health is a priority, the truth is that we are far more motivated by wanting to feel good than to improve our health.

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And it is a bit rich to claim that defence is your over-riding priority if you apparently let your fellow Republicans doctor the Homeland Security Bill for the benefit of a big drug firm.

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Mr Blair, who said that the priority of Britain's presidency had indeed been to bring the Union closer to the people, was swift to claim that here too he was winning with his agenda.

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