Sentence examples for priority in the region from inspiring English sources

On Tuesday, he told government officials and security forces that stability was a top priority in the region.

Maintaining stability in Jordan is a top American priority in the region and the United States is providing $1.6 billion this year to help it cope with the crisis, making it one of the top recipients of foreign aid.

To get a large tunnel project built, he said, it is crucial to make it a priority in the region and to win support from state government officials, no mean feat.

He remains convinced, rightly, that the fight against ETA must be the first priority in the region; he is as hostile as ever to the separatism espoused by the PNV.

"If you move to other regions, for example Latin America, that agenda lags behind because people are hoping to use open data for other purposes, democracy and transparency, perhaps because those principles or goals are far more a priority in the region.

With the rapid growth of Calgary and the surrounding region in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, however, the increasing demands on the water supply in this relatively dry belt of the Prairies has been an ongoing concern, and water conservation is a high priority in the region.

The education of the girl child, along with empowerment to make informed decisions on personal health, must be given priority in the regions identified and in the nation as a whole.

"Our support for a democratic Taiwan is consistent with our national security priorities in the region," Ms. Granger said in a statement on her official Web site.

Mr. Kerry's indefatigable commitment is the biggest reason Mr. Obama listed Middle East peace as one of his top priorities in the region when he spoke at the United Nations in September.

Even before that assurance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States attorney's office for the Southern District of New York had already made Newburgh one of its top priorities in the region after a spate of killings in 2008.

Economic policy priorities in the region will thus likely have the growth agenda at their core, with some rethinking being called for in light of this new "multipolar" global economy.