Until independence, the liberation movements' priority lay in fighting the colonial power and they initially had no clear alliances.
And yet, despite mixed feelings, it was easy to tell where her top priority lay.
It's simply that his priorities lay elsewhere.
But it was Clavain's call, and he showed where his priorities lay.
No doubt of where his priorities lay.
He argued, of course, but he understood where my priorities lay and that this wasn't so much a matter of choice as necessity.
Their priorities lay in two entirely different directions.
In any case they were quite clear where their own priorities lay:
Duinian would get back to the Tleilaxu memories, that was where his current priorities lay.
Many congregations have wrestled with the issue but have decided that their priorities lay elsewhere.