order of business

Example Sentences

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"We're halfway there. We've got a lot of golf to go," he said, adding that his next order of business would be getting some rest.

From Barron's

“The first order of business is intervention and workover services, getting more barrels out of the wells that are already there,” Miller said.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the defensive guru’s first order of business was not attacking game planning for the Green Wave, but duct taping the Rebels back together.

From The Wall Street Journal

His first order of business was to invite a veritable who’s who of local arts groups and events to call the venue home.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that the government shutdown has officially ended, the next order of business will be a backlog of economic data.

From MarketWatch