"That's the wonderful thing about Earth Day is that it really provides a platform, an opportunity for grassroots organizations and community organizations to really focus on what's happening in their neighborhoods and their homes in their communities, in their businesses and to focus on the priority problems and to engage people maybe for the first time in taking environmental action."

VOA: special.2010.04.21

This is a very high priority for this administration and we're going to pursue this vigorously in the coming months."

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

It makes defeating al-Qaida and other terrorist groups the top priority, and calls for more regional cooperation, among other things.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

It has been asking state governments to give priority to development projects aimed at providing livelihood for tribal groups.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Turning the tide in the Afghanistan war will likely be another major priority for President Obama in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

For his part, Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta welcomed the high priority the U.S.government has given Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Vaccines that protect against pneumonia and diarrhea are a top priority for health experts seeking more funding.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Mr.Obama said shrinking that shortfall would be the top priority for his new budget director.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Food security,nutrition and sustainable agriculture must remain a priority issue on the political agenda. The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development runs through March 31st.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Health-care reform has been President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, and the president is making an energetic final push for support, including a recent visit to Ohio.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Both subjects are high priority for Seoul. Six South Koreans drowned last month when the North suddenly released water from a dam, flooding camping areas in the South.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

But water is the first priority for the Carter Road plaintiffs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

The talks are a top foreign policy priority for President Obama.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

President Obama has made health care reform his top domestic priority, and Rothenberg says it has now become essential for Democrats to get something through Congress before next year's midterm elections.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"After the financial crisis that South Africa is just beginning to emerge from, the big priority for President Zuma and for the South African government is investment and attracting investment into South Africa."

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

"I am therefore assigning priority to reforming and reorganizing our prison system, reviewing procedures for investigating alleged crimes by the state for special appeals and for the cases of detention without trial for citizens."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

President Obama is fighting hard timing is now,". for his top domestic priority, an overhaul of the current health care system that would cost at least $1 trillion, a priority he asserts that can be achieved without adding to the federal budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

"We will get some vaccine at the beginning of the fall we won't be able to vaccinate everybody initially, so we'll be identifying priority groups, but because we had advance contracts for vaccine we'll get very big supplies through the fall and winter,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31