11.   But the breaching of the Little Goose and three other Snake River dams would dwarf either of those actions, and would signal a remarkable shift in national priorities.

12.   But the national priorities in the drug war also have had an impact on her, especially with the emphasis on locking up addicts.

13.   But what does seem clear is that religion as a national priority has been replaced by more pressing matters.

14.   Clinton has derided the Republican approach, saying it puts tax cuts ahead of other national priorities.

15.   Clinton wants to avoid politicizing the explosive issue between now and Election Day, and has proposed taking it up as a national priority early next year.

16.   Closing this achievement gap should be a top national priority, not least because minorities make up more than a third of the public school population.

17.   Democrats also said national priorities could be ignored and that the poorest students could get left behind.

18.   Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, in a statement, said that winning the plant was a national priority.

19.   Despite all the rhetoric about smaller government and individual enterprise, money is still a proper test of national priorities.

20.   Earlier, German leaders had repeated their refusal to pump new money into job-creating measures, insisting that labor-market policy remain a national priority.