The phrase "are the only priority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when emphasizing that something is the singular focus or most important concern in a given context.
Example: "In this project, customer satisfaction are the only priority for our team."
Alternatives: "is the sole priority" or "is the top priority".
Even those who agree that the deficit is the only priority will be open to change when optimism returns.
Fiscal consolidation would not be ignored: it would just not be the only priority.An American official famously quipped after the 2007-08 debacle that you should "never let a serious crisis go to waste".
"Today we sweep aside those bureaucratic defenders of the status quo," Mr. Pataki said at a bill-signing ceremony at the Patrick Henry School in East Harlem, "and allow our children and their education to be the only priority for the people of New York City in our educational system".
Mancini made it clear before kick-off that victory was the only priority - no matter how it was achieved after picking up only one point from their opening two games.
I want retirement to be a piece of that, but it doesn't have to be the only priority".
"Pleasure is the only priority" To escape this expectation, the goals of intercourse must be changed – the quest for orgasm is replaced by the quest for pleasure, whatever form that may take.
For a few patients, rapid access was the only priority.
It is unlikely that the reproductive health of children is the only priority for child health research.
I am no prohibitionist, and decades socialising around both drug and alcohol safe-users and abusers affirms my conviction that decriminalisation and harm-minimisation are the only sensible priority for drug policy.
The report will also argue that tackling income inequality is not the only priority, and although money in people's pockets is important, citizens are equally concerned about their relationships, communities and time they spend with their children.
