key priority
collocation in Englishmeaningsofkeyandpriority
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key
adjective
uk/kiː/us/kiː/
very important and having a lot of influence on other people ...
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priority
noun[C or U]
uk/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/us/praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
something that is very important and must be dealt with before ...
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(Definition ofkeyandpriorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofkey priority
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However, it is essential that the rail industry should focus initially on ourkeypriorityof upgrading the west coast main line.
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Ourkeypriorityfor the next 12 months is to complete unfinished business in the area of financial services.
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We plan to crack down on dishonesty in the benefit system, and clamping down on housing benefit fraud will be akeypriority.
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One of the sixkeypriorityareas for the programme is to improve the supply and choice of placement options for looked-after children.
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Thekeyprioritynow is to restore the devolved institutions.
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Akeyprioritywill be to ensure that procedures for determining entitlement are fair and that claimants receive an efficient and high quality service.
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The local health community has identifiedkeypriorityareas which will further promote fair and equitable access to treatment for heart disease.
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A smooth flow of the exchange of information between the security authorities, especially border control authorities, will be akeypriority.
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Ourkeypriorityis to help people who have experienced a continuous period out of work.
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While making a success of enlargement is akeypriority, we should not forget our parliamentary relations with the rest of the world.
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This is akeypriorityfor us to focus on.
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This must be the starting point for our assessment and our policy, where human rights are taken as thekeypriority.
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The education of girls is also akeypriority.
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Akeyprioritywill be to provide more support to enable people to make the transition from benefit into employment.
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Safety in the air is akeypriorityin all military flying activities.
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Is an overriding priority greater than a top priority and is a top priority more or less important than akeypriority?
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In particular, safety should be akeypriority.
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Thekeyprioritymust be saving lives; the cameras should not be used as a revenue-raising exercise.
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Thekeypriorityremains to eradicate foot and mouth disease as quickly as possible and all the necessary resources are being deployed to do that.
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Coronary heart disease is one of ourkeypriorityareas for action.
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