"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

The Government has made it a priority to move residents before the rainy season begins in a few weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

President Obama is eagerly awaited strategy makes the top priority defeating al-Qaida and related terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

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

Our main priority right now is to work with the local authorities in Wajid to secure the unconditional release of the staff,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

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

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

UNIFIL political advisor Milos Struger says, "Our immediate priority of UNIFIL is to restore calm in the area.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti, "The important aspect of what we have been doing today, our immediate priority, was to restore calm in the area;

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"No options should be removed from the table in spite of the fact that at this stage, a priority should be given still to diplomacy,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

Immigration reform failed in Congress in 2006 and 2007 and President Obama promised to make the issue a top priority during his first year in office.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

She says climate change is a major priority in the Obama Administration.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

And,and the condoms, they are the first priority in our country.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

So,while the campaign is global, the Red Cross says a priority is to reach people in the most remote corners of the world within the next few weeks with its life-saving messages.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

World Vision's Amelia Merrick, says getting schools back up and running quickly is a top priority, particularly in areas like Pariaman where entire villages were buried by landslides caused by the quake.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

We need help from the developing countries as they put priority on this in their budgets and the quality of their delivery systems to get out and reach every child, And he calls for more public/private partnerships that include the major pharmaceutical companies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29