first concern
Synonyms
Examples
People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.
It's a wonderful feeling to work in a country where the government's first concern is for its people, for all its people.
My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.
When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice.
I said the first concern of the administration of justice must, of course, be the individual. The second concern is the truth.