21.   Schuster defeated Meciar in May and vowed to make a priority of entering the European Union and NATO.

22.   Schuster said he will make a priority of entering the European Union and NATO.

23.   Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, it has made a priority of building cooperation with reform-minded East European nations.

24.   Since the end of the Cold War, it has made a priority of encouraging reform across Eastern Europe.

25.   Since the end of the Cold War it has made a priority of admitting countries of the old Eastern Bloc to encourage democratic reforms.

26.   The EU made a priority last year of promoting cooperation with the region, hoping to check the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and illegal immigration into Europe.

27.   The government has made a priority of processing farm products for export.

28.   Vietnam has made a priority of improving its dilapidated roads and ports and modernizing its national airline and shipping fleets.

29.   Kim, a former dissident who brought two ex-presidents to court for corruption, has made a priority of projecting a clean image.

30.   Kim Young-Sam, a former dissident who brought two ex-presidents to court for corruption, has made a priority of projecting a clean image.