61.   He worried that Russian paranoia over NATO expansion may sink prospects for ratifying the START II arms-reduction treaty, which he saw as a higher priority.

62.   He pointed to a pyramid on a meeting room wall in which winning Conference USA and going to a bowl were higher priorities.

63.   Her ruling will almost certainly move illegal immigration reform to a much higher priority level in Congress, and a much higher level of visibility, as well.

64.   I suggest your long-term financial health in retirement should be given the higher priority, no matter how attractive the idea of owning your own home might seem.

65.   In Congress, Kemp made cutting taxes a higher priority than cutting spending, putting him at odds with deficit hawks like Dole.

66.   In economic terms, the question of whether debt reduction should be a higher priority than tax cuts or spending increases is an easy call.

67.   In some ways, Congress appears to give higher priority to the prerogatives of state governments than to the claims of poor people.

68.   In other words, the department has limited resources and some things have higher priority than others, he said.

69.   In the United States that means giving the National Guard much higher priority, including additional resources, than in the past.