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

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"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

Since the United States took the lead in handling logistics for the international aid effort, some medical groups as well as French and Brazilian officials have complained that U.S.military planes were given priority to land, forcing other flights to the neighboring Dominican Republic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

"It is a lesson to many countries to open up and have far more cultural exchange and make that a priority for diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

That's why creating jobs has to be our number one priority in two thousand and ten."

VOA: special.2010.01.30

"Safety and security of our volunteers is absolutely our top priority and we are continually looking at this topic and I have to say that in the last few years we have done an amazing amount of work to try to improve both our systems to support volunteers, to ensure confidentiality and to strengthen their preparedness and training."

VOA: special.2011.03.28

"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

So the money is available somewhere if the priority is decided that tackling climate change is what we have to do."

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"Because today,priority has to go to the creation of good and lasting jobs which can also respect the environment."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

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

When it comes to choosing songs, Gambarini's first priority is makinga personal connection with the lyrics and melody.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

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

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"People will say, especially today and rightly, that our urgent priority is to get the right equipment to our forces on the front line,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

Critics say Lieberman's position could harm Israel's relations with the new U.S.administration, which has vowed to make the Middle East peace process a priority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

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

He also noted that national reconciliation needs to be a priority of the new government.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"So,if we want to reduce poverty and create wealth, we have to put the priority on that dimension so that we create generating income activities,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The Iraqi defense minister stressed Iraq's top priority is to "combat terrorism" and that it needs a new partnership with the United States to do that.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28