Sentence examples for overriding priority was from inspiring English sources

Can we get them?" Keith's overriding priority was the protection of the Anzac force both in strength and reputation.

When I succeeded to the presidency, in August 1974, my overriding priority was to draw off the poison that had seeped into the nation's bloodstream during two years of scandal and partisanship.

Without going into a point-by-point rebuttal, Mr. Kutler said that at the time he prepared the book, his overriding priority was to look for evidence of the president's guilt: "My concern in 1996 was to see what Richard Nixon had to say".

"Our overriding priority is to move forward and get the money into people's pockets".

Mourinho was clear what his overriding priority is if the sides meet.

Our overriding priority is the development of the next set of academies".

That might earn him some more useful exposure, though the overriding priority is promotion from League Two.

Our overriding priority is to provide our customers with high quality produce, and our organic carrots need to be as fresh as possible.

For Patrick Mehr, a Lexington resident who spoke at the meeting Monday, the overriding priority is condemning the killings, regardless of Turkey's response.

"Our overriding priority is to prevent more people from dying at sea … to agree on very practical measures, in particular by strengthening search and rescue possibilities," he said.

At the same time, administration officials acknowledge that an overriding priority is to avoid American casualties and keep Kosovo out of the news during an election year.