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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are priority" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct form would be "are a priority" or "are priorities" depending on the context.
Example: "Customer satisfaction are a priority for our company."
Alternatives: "are important" or "are essential."
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are priority
noun
An item's relative importance.
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After meeting the five day rule, final proposals received at least 16 hours before the deadline are Priority 1, 8-16 hours before the deadline are Priority 2, and proposals received less than 8 hours before the deadline are Priority 3. Priority 3 proposals will require "late submission approval" from VCRO in order to be submitted.
Jobs are priority number one, Obama says, and "I am pleased to say "that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now law".
These are "priority key appointments that a new administration should address in the first months after the inauguration," the science advisory body said.
To choose your current mode, open the Quick Settings panel and tap Do not disturb – the options are Priority only (only alerts from specified apps and people make a sound), Alarms only (only alarms make a sound) or Total silence.
As the committee rightly said this week, the FCO's failure to designate Egypt or Bahrain as countries where human rights are priority concerns is sadly in line with that tradition.
He said: "Truth in advertising and consumer issues in the health and medical sectors are priority areas for the ACCC, to ensure that consumers are given accurate information when making their purchasing decisions.
"Truth in advertising and consumer issues in the health and medical sectors are priority areas for the ACCC, to ensure that consumers are given accurate information when making their purchasing decisions," ACCC chairman Rod Sims said in a statement.
For those who wield the scalpel, speed and efficiency are priority, a philosophy perfectly illustrated during morning rounds, the daily tour of patients and perhaps the patient's only meaningful encounter with doctor of the day.
(iv) A bus shall contain clearly legible signs that indicate that seats in the front of the bus are priority seats for handicapped or elderly persons, and that encourage other passengers to make such seats available to handicapped and elderly persons who wish to use them.
These are priority pollutants to undergo further assessments of their potential for endocrine activities.
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Two encoding schemes are proposed which are priority-based and permutation encoding.
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