61.   But attending the civil trial is her first priority.

62.   But Dole, after promising to make health care legislation the first priority of this Congress, did not get involved until the last minute.

63.   But he had not intended to make it the very first priority of his administration.

64.   But his first diplomatic priority, aides made clear, is establishing a close working relationship with the Bush administration.

65.   But his first priority is to prepare for the upcoming legislative session.

66.   But his first priority, he said, was to find a place that would take loving care of his collection.

67.   But his first priority remains meeting voters.

68.   But for now, the first priority should be that whatever cuts Giuliani makes are aimed at organizations that can best endure them.

69.   But it could have been accomplished if partisanship had not been the first priority.

70.   But he said his first priorities were to provide the money necessary to fight the war on terrorism, improve domestic security and put the economy on sound footing.