lower-priority

"I intend to identify and remove any waste and unnecessary duplication in the intelligence budget and to reduce funding for lower-priority activities," Feinstein said in a statement.

Intelligence spending at record $80.1 billion in first disclosure of overall figure Walter Pincus 2010

"I intend to identify and remove any waste and unnecessary duplication in the intelligence budget and to reduce funding for lower-priority activities," Feinstein said in a statement.

Intelligence spending at record $80.1 billion in first disclosure of overall figure Walter Pincus 2010

The drones likely will continue to be used against top Taliban leaders when found, but less often against lower-priority targets, and probably under new and clearer rules of cooperation with the Pakistanis, say those familiar with the effort.

U.S., Pakistan, Through Thick and Thin Gerald F. Seib 2011

Perhaps if only truly vile people were incarcerated, and if punishments had some modicum of proportionality, then I would think of this as a lower-priority issue (although still not “right,” by any means, as some suggest).

The Volokh Conspiracy » A Creative Proposal for Reducing Prison Rape 2010

"I intend to identify and remove any waste and unnecessary duplication in the intelligence budget and to reduce funding for lower-priority activities," Feinstein said in a statement.

Intelligence spending at record $80.1 billion in first disclosure of overall figure Walter Pincus 2010

"I intend to identify and remove any waste and unnecessary duplication in the intelligence budget and to reduce funding for lower-priority activities," Feinstein said in a statement.

Intelligence spending at record $80.1 billion in first disclosure of overall figure Walter Pincus 2010

It seems there ought to be a law against the kind of political horse-trading that put lower-priority projects first in line even though the subway extension will carry more commuters than any of the other Measure R projects.

Joel Epstein: America Stumbles Forward Joel Epstein 2011

If there is congestion present on a storage link, higher-priority virtual machines will be given a larger share of the pipe than lower-priority virtual machines.

First look: VMware vSphere 4.1 keeps the virtualization crown 2010

And he did suggest that some lower-priority programs might face cancellation.

Pentagon Looks to Save $100 Billion Over Five Years 2010

Even when the failures of our mental health system become painfully tangible through incidents such as Columbine and Virginia Tech, mental health care in our country continues to be relegated to lower-priority status.

Elizabeth H. Bradley: The Need for Mental Health System Reform 2010