51.   Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Governmental Reform Committee, said the new department has to take priority.

52.   Separately, David Davis, a British Foreign Office official responsible for European affairs, said that lifting the ban took priority over any issues of money.

53.   So the key question is whether that quest for stability will take priority over support for individual Afghan factions, which would spark another round of civil war.

54.   Some analysts have predicted that Syria, which represents more of a military threat than the Palestinians, could take priority.

55.   Still, he acknowledged that sometimes everyday expenses take priority over savings.

56.   The bill would change management rules so that economic and recreational uses would take priority over wildlife.

57.   The board concluded that national security and foreign policy concerns should take priority over economic arguments in deciding issues of arms export policy.

58.   The chip maker decided that its lucrative hand-in-glove partnership with Microsoft took priority.

59.   The heating system, the safety features and even the shape and texture of the seats take priority over the sound system.

60.   The Japanese government has refused to return the land, arguing that its treaty obligations to provide land for bases take priority.