41.   Hariri has faced charges, even from his own ministers, of putting the priority on reconstruction at the expense of living standards.

42.   He added that priority should be put on reactivating the economy.

43.   He said the central bank would put priority on price stability rather than on foreign exchange rates.

44.   He recommended that the United Nations put its priority on humanitarian and diplomatic efforts while refusing to launch costly and risky military operations, he adds.

45.   He said Seoul would put top priority on curbing inflation and reducing the snowballing current account deficit, even at the cost of lower economic growth.

46.   Ikeda, who has since arrived in Peru, reiterated that Tokyo was putting priority on the safety of hostages, who include many Japanese nationals.

47.   As the microchip market remains under pressure, Yagi said the company would put priority on other growth products, including microcontrollers and liquid crystal displays.

48.   ASEAN, notably Singapore, puts priority on confidence-building measures between the participants and on avoiding legal questions.

49.   But Prince Sirivudh said that while his government had put priority on development programmes, development could not take place without security.

50.   During the campaign the other right-wing candidate, Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, put the priority on a reduction of the public and budget deficits.