Sentence examples for were giving priority to from inspiring English sources

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.

The British, Germans, and Canadians, meanwhile were giving priority to deep budget cuts in their own countries -- while smaller European nations were being made to extract even more severe cuts in exchange for guarantees of their government debt.

In order to address this weakness, all of the African universities were giving priority to enable their own lecturers to work for a PhD.

Due to large fertilizer and wheat consignments in Djibouti, many transport companies were giving priority to transport Government fertiliser cargo resulting in shortages of trucks for WFP.

Mr. Dittemore said the two space station missions were given priority to keep construction of the international project on schedule.

In the past, students with the most units under their belt were given priority to register for classes.

In rural areas, there usually are institutional houses which civil servants were given priority to rent.

"This is something they are giving priority to".

The Department of Cultural Affairs is giving priority to plans that are already under way.

Mr. Dimon said he was giving priority to complying with that capital requirement.

Turkey is an important supporter of Islamist rebels but is giving priority to fighting Kurds.