The lowest priority number of the pair is quoted first.

To understand how the priority numbers are awarded, it is easiest to imagine a cafeteria with 50 people in line.

Let's look first at priority number one of these new churches: the call to worship.

Laurent might be intriguing, but Sid was priority number one.

A priority number was one of the little luxuries I'd have to learn to live without.

He tapped a priority number into the terminal and brought up the next message with a grin.

The moment he saw her, his concern for her mental and physical health became priority number one.

A lower priority number means that the species is under greater threat.

The remaining seats are allocated one at a time, to the state with the highest priority number.

Getting him there was priority number one at the moment.