order of business

Example Sentences

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Ms. Corradi’s first order of business is containing the rat situation in Harlem.

From Washington Times

Such soul-searching was the order of business at the L’Arche leadership retreat a short distance away.

From Seattle Times

After we had unloaded our belongings at the hostel, the first order of business, it being low tide, was to head down to Whaler’s Cove to inspect life in the intertidal zone.

From New York Times

Their first order of business was to make sure they had a quorum.

From Seattle Times

“But I mean, I tell the team, ‘The first order of business is to take care of our own business.’

From Los Angeles Times