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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
prioritise .
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Examples
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AccommodationMiddlesex prioritises first-year students who have made the university their first choice and those from furthest away.
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The UK desperately needs an economic strategy that prioritises growth and jobs to bring revenues in and the deficit down.
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As David Cameron warned that Britain would be "mad" not to direct money to broken states, Save the Children warned that poor, but stable, countries in Africa might lose vital funds as the new National Security Council prioritises aid spending.
Anger as billions in aid is diverted to war zones Nicholas Watt 2010
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It is vital that the government changes course and prioritises the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly as the impact of the cuts to housing benefit is still to come.
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In contrast to many other developed countries, the report says, the UK prioritises "job placements" rather than "training, employer incentives, and direct job creation".
'Jobs deficit' undermines government's employment scheme, says thinktank Randeep Ramesh 2010
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Federal spending would have to be reduced by as much as 44% for the remainder of the month as the treasury prioritises payments to remain under the debt limit.
Tensions rise on Capitol Hill as America runs out of money 2011
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Federal spending would have to be reduced by as much as 44% for the remainder of the month as the treasury prioritises payments to remain under the debt limit.
Tensions rise on Capitol Hill as America runs out of money 2011
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The bank, which was downgraded by Moody's last week, also tore up its existing financial plans, and said it would not pay a dividend for 2011 as it prioritises building up its capital reserves.
Eurozone crisis live: Merkel offers UK olive branch as euro slides again - 14 December 2011 2011
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It is vital that the government changes course and prioritises the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly as the impact of the cuts to housing benefit is still to come.
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My own strongly held view, shared by some much cleverer people on both sides of the Atlantic, is that the only credible way forward is to undertake a drastic restructuring, which explicitly prioritises ground forces.
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