"The first and foremost responsibility for maintaining financial stability lies with national economic policies," he said.
Through this paradigm, a woman's foremost responsibility continues to be that of mother, wife and daughter.
"Conservatives believe the first and foremost responsibility of the state is to protect law-abiding citizens," Mr. Hague said.
"My first and foremost responsibility will be to protect and build upon The Times's tradition of quality journalism," Mr. Raines said.
Yet while Wooderson became a sporting name, he was never a celebrity; athletics was his hobby and he regarded his foremost responsibility as being to Blackheath Harriers.
Lincoln, said Mr. Schultz of Starbucks, "taught us that whether you are a business leader, an entrepreneur or a government official, one's foremost responsibility is to serve all of the people," and not just one's self-interest.
To make matters worse, the new head of the state-run China Central Television, the former newspaper editor Hu Zhanfan, was found to have proclaimed in July that journalists' foremost responsibility is to "be a good mouthpiece".
On January 6th he flew to Egypt to share his ardour for a new bout of peacemaking with President Hosni Mubarak.Mr Barak, for his part, said peacemaking was the government's "foremost responsibility".
"He's very fortunate to have interest among serious men and women, all of whom need to understand that their first and foremost responsibility as secretary of state would be to implement and adhere to the president-elect's America first foreign policy and be loyal to his view of the world".
Nevertheless, it is also possible to see him as the thinker who bears foremost responsibility for demoralization of Europe.
