1.   And shipments of clothing have assumed urgency.

2.   Against this volatile backdrop, the question of expanding the size and scope of the peacekeeping force has assumed new urgency.

3.   The border question has assumed increased urgency following a deadly grenade attack on a Protestant church here.

4.   With the rush to conduct business online, connecting one application to another has assumed greater urgency.

5.   The debate has assumed new urgency in the wake of the Oklahoma blast.