"Just keep the marketplaces running--that was the biggest priority, and that was smart, " says Leonard Speiser, who was a group product manager at Ebay from 2000 until 2005.

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It said its priority was to get them up and running under the Nomura name.

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There is a priority in the bill to keep gas stations running that are located on major highways and streets and near exits.

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She has also said, although she is running as commissioner under a party banner, her first priority would be serving people in Gloucestershire.

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"The bank has given too much priority to grand schemes and acquisitions, rather than running a day-to-day bank, " said Alastair Winter, chief economist at Daniel Stewart Securities.

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But staying fit and staying healthy is a top priority to keep him at his personal best, especially with how busy he is running Automattic, the parent company of WordPress and several other blog-related applications.

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