Peshmurga officers ordered troops to withdraw to areas administered by the Kurdish regional government – a clear sign of priorities and of where the battle lines are being drawn.
Even if Trump's budget never becomes a reality, as will almost certainly be the case, this is a worrying sign of priorities and intentions.
As a sign of the priority that the White House is giving the new program, it will be officially announced on Tuesday by Michelle Obama, the first lady, and Jill Biden, wife of the vice president.
The stated willingness to rely on the CRFM (to address regional matters concerning large pelagics) and ICCAT, perhaps without much national input, could be a warning sign of low priority in this arena.
These figures can be seen as a sign of misplaced priorities, but they are also evidence of the effectiveness of the surveillance state.
While the conditions only affect Charter and its acquisitions and will not apply to the broader cable industry, they are a sign of FCC priorities.
An earlier version of this editorial incorrectly cited the changing of the name of the C.I.A. headquarters building as a sign of shifting priorities by its former director, George Tenet, after President Bush assumed office in 2001.
But in a sign of the priorities of the I.N.S. and Congress, there are 9,400 Border Patrol agents, compared with the equivalent of 300 full-time I.N.S. agents to enforce workplace laws.
But another reason may be that Mr Berlusconi has been preoccupied with other issues, particularly his own problems in court.It was a telling sign of his priorities that one of his personal lawyers, who also chairs the judicial-affairs committee in the lower house of parliament, threatened parliament's dissolution this week.
Q. Isn't the huge amount of money spent on Botox for cosmetic purposes — and your other products like dermal fillers and breast implants — a horrifying sign of misplaced priorities in American society? A. This is a worldwide phenomenon wherever there is a buildup of wealth.
