Example sentences of "they should [verb] priority " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they also observe the principle of Conventionality , then on those occasions where the meanings of new words would be identical to those of conventional words already known , they should give priority to the conventional words . |
| 2 | If these institutions genuinely want to help the poor , they should give priority to helping voluntary organizations . |
| 3 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |
| 4 | Given the great public importance attached to these two matters it was inevitable that they should receive priority over the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. allegations , serious as the latter undoubtedly were . |
| 5 | Consequently it has been thought unjust that they should obtain priority over employees ( one of the categories of preferential creditor ) who have priority to the shareholders in the event of the company 's liquidation . |