1.   Given the concentration of the workforce in the middle age groups, policies aimed at retaining these workers are an urgent priority.

2.   He sees these negotiations as an urgent priority.

3.   The most urgent priority, he insists, is to bring Mr Milosevic before a court in Belgrade.

4.   They argue that, given the pressure on defence budgets everywhere, there are more urgent priorities.

5.   The government and water companies should make removing lead from our tap water an urgent priority, he declared.

6.   Annan said restoring security to this war-ravaged country was an urgent priority, but he stopped short of endorsing an expansion of troops beyond Kabul.

7.   After the service, I moved quickly to congratulate Patrick, but found he had more urgent priorities.

8.   But controlling drug-resistant TB is itself becoming an urgent priority in the West.

9.   Coming up with that money is an urgent priority.

10.   Drying up the sources of funding for al-Qaida is also an urgent priority.