Sentence examples for regarded as a priority from inspiring English sources

"We've reached a point now where there is a consensus in South African society that tourism must be regarded as a priority," Mr. Moosa said.

The pumping for drinking water in the desert and remote areas in developing countries must be regarded as a priority and useful application.

A spokesperson said: "The fact that the majority do not sleep rough means that they are all too often invisible to the public and are often not regarded as a priority for decision makers".

But the young man had no criminal record and despite the repeated stop and searches, one of the four officers told the jury, he was not regarded as a priority offender by the local police.

New elected police and crime commissioners will have a say in this area, as might local GPs newly charged with commissioning health care.Anne Milton, the minister for public health, is determined that money will not leak away from drug treatment, counting on a national "outcomes framework" to make sure that needs which are not regarded as a priority locally continue to be met.

Though Indian rates are not high by African standards, the size of the country means that the number of people infected is now roughly the same as in South Africa, so dealing with the epidemic there is regarded as a priority.

We have done some real damage to our image in India, a country I regard as a priority for trade and investment links.

And while the president tried to extend an olive branch to Republicans by offering to take steps to rein in medical malpractice lawsuits, some Republicans dismissed it as an insincere nod to something they regard as a priority.

Energy efficiency is still regarded as a low priority in many organisations, despite the potential for savings.

This sort of statement has become clich d by now, and invariably arouses cynicism in many quarters, but it should not be regarded as a secondary priority.

Opinion polls suggest that support for EU enlargement among western voters is subdued, and that the issue is regarded as a low priority.