Sentence examples for they were given priority from inspiring English sources

Women make up about half of the state's 18 million registered voters, and this year they were given priority in voting booths, thanks to a State Election Commission directive.

To increase small-business participation, officials said they were giving priority to employers with 25 employees or fewer, and barring companies where the work force has gone on strike or been locked out.

In the Wilson family's case, a city nurse listed Mr. Wilson's leukemia and bone marrow transplant and Jason's psychiatric history on a screening form that identifies the most vulnerable families so that they be given priority for shelter.

If they're less important, they'll act out until they are given priority.

"This is something they are giving priority to".

They are giving priority to soccer and forgetting about the families, about the Brazilian people".

My father had the use of one of the bunk beds, because the men were given priority, as they had to go to work.

(National Stakeholder, Tanzania) It was felt that programmes such as EPI were given priority because they came with their own resources.

Presenters and contributors to oral presentations were given priority.

These viewers filled each of the empty chairs as seriously as they could, and depending how they looked (if they had a beautiful face, if they were noticeably energetic, or if they fit into an underrepresented demographic), they could be given priority seating, right in the center.

In this vein, some participants reported that they would readily accompany their wives to ANC if they would be given priority in the queue before women who were unaccompanied (by a male partner).