Sentence examples for have given priority from inspiring English sources

In rationing electricity, Hunan officials have given priority to big cities like Changsha, the provincial capital.

Since the Sept. 11 attack, financial companies have given priority to developing backup systems and disaster-recovery plans.

Some of the villages in the Al-Anṣariyyah Al-Anṣariyyah Mountainse given priority to thoweverirements of defense and fortification.

The power shortages also threaten to trim China's industrial output over the summer, as the authorities have given priority to residential users during the peak air-conditioning season.

For most of this period the competition authorities have given priority to maintaining plurality in local news provision and local advertising markets, probably beyond the time that that was a sensible approach.

The bill would have given priority to primary creditors, but Mr. Paterson said the proposal would allow too many outside parties to, in effect, declare open season on foreign companies in bankruptcy.

To that end, he has given priority to constitutional reform and a new electoral law.

He has given priority to vigorous social programmes with national relevance.

The national grid has given priority to maintaining electricity supplies for residential customers, particularly in cities.

William Hague has given priority to party management and electoral tactics rather than coherence in policy.

The state, for example, has given priority in energy consumption to some light industrial enterprises that produce high-quality goods.