31.   But tonight the Department of Health said it was the responsibility of health authorities to manage the internal market, and the first priority should be the patient.

32.   This is the first priority of a new working party on discrimination, founded by solicitors Eva Mozolowski and Elizabeth Coyle.

33.   Mr Lang said that the first priority of Scottish teachers should be to ensure their pupils were literate and numerate.

34.   The first priority tomorrow must be to come away from the game with at least a point.

35.   And her first priority was not to run into Mike Jones on her way to a nail appointment.

36.   And the first priority is taking Emmitt Smith out of the equation.

37.   As a skeptic, he insists, that his first priority is not to become skeptical, but to examine the evidence.

38.   As for Henry, returning to Houston is his first priority, but he knows the Astros may decide to make changes in the bullpen.

39.   As much as Carpenter enjoys cultural commentary, his first priority is a good time at the movies.

40.   As the federal budget surplus has grown in recent years, Greenspan has repeatedly stressed that the first priority should be to pay down the national debt.