Before the crisis the conventional wisdom had been that people would do whatever they could to stay in their houses, giving priority to mortgage payments over all other forms of debt.

危机前，传统智慧认为无论怎样人们都会竭尽所能保有自己的房子，按揭款的优先级将高于其他债务。

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At any rate, the Court concluded, the federal tax lien had priority over the alleged Windsor I mortgage, since the U.S. filed its tax lien and Windsor I had never recorded it.

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However, with three defeats at home already this season, the latest of which came against Watford on Saturday, Gibson admitted that the long-term ambitions of the club had to take priority over short-term form.

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Knight Ridder has always had a reputation for journalistic excellence as well as for making that value a priority over the bottom line--which is perhaps why Knight Ridder's financial performance has lagged that of its industry peers for years.

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