The phrase "apparent priority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a priority that seems to be evident or obvious, often in a context where priorities are being discussed or evaluated.
Example: "The apparent priority of the project was to increase efficiency, but other factors also needed consideration."
Alternatives: "evident priority" or "obvious priority".
And there's no apparent priority to his outrage -- in Wisconsin on Wednesday, child poverty did not get nearly so much of a raking-over as the Farm Aid snub.
The new Republican-controlled congress rolled up its sleeves and rolled out its agenda over the last week, and along with immigration and budget issues it turns out "asbestos litigation reform" is an apparent priority.
Concerns were expressed by local residents and municipal officials regarding the apparent priority of SR 125 over SR 905 in terms of funding, especially since SR 125 was to be constructed as a toll road, and SR 905 would compete with the toll road enterprise.
I agree with your criteria for choosing a president: past actions, apparent priorities and general character.
Denali DeGraf Mount Rainier, Md., Oct. 17, 2004 To the Editor: I agree with your criteria for choosing a president: past actions, apparent priorities and general character.
All citizens can do is mix guesswork and hope, examining what the candidates have done in the past, their apparent priorities and their general character.
It is a scenario where apparent priorities are embraced for the sake of the international institutions accomplices of the fiasco.
Speakers throughout the conference, representing companies like TransCanada and PTI, regurgitated rhetoric from Levant's book, while various corporate displays framed safety and environmental responsibility as the oil industry's first and only apparent priorities.
Do these scandals warrant apparent national priority status?" Nobody from Lehman, Merrill Lynch or Citigroup has been charged criminally with anything.
It also considers the apparent lack of priority towards ensuring that those wanting to run security software on their Macs can actually do so (a problem illustrated by the release of Mac OS X 10.6, which caused incompatibility with a number of leading antivirus packages, and in some cases took several weeks to resolve).
Despite the apparent change of priorities, AIPAC representatives -- many of whom are high school and college students -- seemed to have a clear idea Monday of what their message would be.
