Verb (used with object) : learning to prioritize our assignments.    From Dictionary.com. 

The revenue funds for 2010-11 amount to a 2. 7% increase and will help "prioritise" spending on frontline services.    From Wordnik.com.  [icLanarkshire] Reference

We must therefore prioritise mass campaigns at a local level.    From Wordnik.com.  [STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 96th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANC: JANUARY 8th, 2008] Reference

Their entire security apparatus was primed to prioritise this.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address by L N Sisulu, ANC Member of Parliament and Minister of Housing on the occasion of the PBF Cocktail and Networking Event] Reference

Now more than ever government must prioritise its interventions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference

The proposition that the punters should prioritise policing is ludicrous.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

It is you who is completely unorganised and does not know how to prioritise.    From Wordnik.com.  [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference

We urge comrades to prioritise comradeship in all dealings with one another.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address delivered by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the interaction with Black Business Representatives] Reference

They will prioritise areas of intervention and co-ordinate extension services.    From Wordnik.com.  [DRAFT MINERAL & ENERGY POLICY] Reference

An important characteristic of the developmental state is its ability to prioritise.    From Wordnik.com.  [ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION FOR A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY] Reference

Maybe, i can prioritise the most popular listing and charge money for them now!!! reply.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exclusive Look At Google Payments] Reference

Delivery targets in strategic plans which prioritise critical policy must be scrutinized.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech by Joan Fubbs, Whip of the Joint Budget Committee, during the debate on the Parliament budget vote] Reference

Does anyone prioritise the movies they watch based on how much money was spent to make it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seriosity To Fix Email Overload (or not)] Reference

The criteria we use to prioritise sectors must be based on clear developmental objectives.    From Wordnik.com.  [ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION FOR A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY] Reference

Stories of the day• Gove to let schools prioritise poor pupils when it comes to admissions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crib sheet 14.09.10] Reference

We prioritise different bills each month – water, electric, gas – nothing is paid on time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thousands of women fear bleak future as they bear the brunt of public sector cuts] Reference

Of all bulbs, these benefit most from getting their roots into soil early, so prioritise them.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the garden this week: Daffodil bulbs and tomatoes] Reference

That is why the ANC will prioritise education and skills development over the next five years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to the Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Chambers of Commerce & Industry South Africa] Reference

Employers 'organisation says Treasury should prioritise infrastructure spending, R&D and skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cut welfare and public sector pensions, CBI urges Osborne] Reference

I suspect that he thought that Cameron wouldn't prioritise it, that Cameron isn't robust enough.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

That is why we also prioritise the improvement of our social welfare and developmental services.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Today] Reference

It was also reported that officials were accepting bribes in order to prioritise certain people.    From Wordnik.com.  [SPEECH BY MR E SALOOJEE, ANC MP: CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES ON HOME AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE EASTERN CAPE STUDY TOUR (5-9 May 2003)] Reference

And as part of this skills development, it is important that we prioritise science and technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [ADDRESS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT ZUMA AT THE ANNUAL INVESTEC CONFERENCE] Reference

Does anyone prioritise opening their regular mail by looking at how many stamps are on the envelope?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seriosity To Fix Email Overload (or not)] Reference

Local governments should identify needs in specific localities and prioritise actions based on these needs.    From Wordnik.com.  [DRAFT MINERAL & ENERGY POLICY] Reference

The literacy rate is high in developing countries where a concerted effort was made to prioritise education.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference] Reference

As noted above, acting in a developmental way requires an ability to prioritise a limited set of interventions.    From Wordnik.com.  [ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION FOR A NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY] Reference

Existing institutions must be directed to prioritise these interventions and not continue with business as usual.    From Wordnik.com.  [CONTENTS:] Reference

This means that as Government and society we should continue to prioritise the task to develop and empower the youth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Youth Day celebrations] Reference

In our own country we have also decided to prioritise education and health as the core elements of social transformation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address by Mr Jacob Zuma, President of the African National Congress, South Africa] Reference

Girl children have historically had fewer opportunities for education, since most families prioritise the education of sons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Draft Discussion Document on Gender Violence Policy] Reference

We need to recognise that there has been a tendency for the education departments to prioritise everything, and excel in nothing.    From Wordnik.com.  [AGENDA FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION] Reference

We will also prioritise skills development and education to support the BBBEE and affirmative action policies we are undertaking.    From Wordnik.com.  [ADDRESS BY ANC PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA TO AGE OF TURBULENCE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE] Reference

To prioritise the welfare of children and in this regard develop, monitor and measure tools that define and deal with child poverty.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC 52ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2007 - RESOLUTIONS] Reference

It presents us with a challenge that we must prioritise as we continue our fight for change and a better life for all South Africans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Briefing Notes] Reference

It said the police and other agencies should prioritise the most harmful characteristics of drug markets and focus on addressing them.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

Weighing the seriousness of the existing or potential failure against the damage it could cause helps to prioritise and schedule works.    From Wordnik.com.  [1.1 Problems of slopes and their solutions] Reference

What it does mean is thatthe Tories will prioritise — both in political and policy terms — stopping the increase in the tax on jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tory line on tax] Reference

Thus, future research should prioritise the use of more refined measures of gender and perhaps examine individuals 'beliefs about feminism.    From Wordnik.com.  [US women more likely to accept climate science than men, study finds] Reference