Another priority is the construction of a mechanism to wind down any failed financial giant, not just banks, so that officials no longer face an unenviable choice between bail-outs (AIG) and system-shaking collapse (Lehman Brothers).

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Yet everyone agrees that Tehran needs to be run differently, and that earthquake-proof construction should be a priority.

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In fact, highway construction has often taken priority over building mass transportation systems.

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The EU has identified construction and demolition waste as a priority waste stream which means that policies and measures ensuring increased recycling of CND waste versus landfill and incineration will take priority.

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The report notes that, in addition to getting loan priority, the government will take steps to promote increased construction of affordable housing.

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Business Minister Edwina Hart AM announced the expansion of the Welsh Government's priority sectors with the addition of three new sectors - food and farming, construction and tourism - during the Enterprise and Business Committee on 22 September 2011.

BBC: Enterprise and Business Committee

Because more than two million construction workers are out of work, the Council identified ten high-priority infrastructure projects based on their potential to put Americans to work right away -- projects that have already been funded, but are being held up by regulations.

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