If he made it his immediate objective, he would lose a greater opportunity.
Since the door was his immediate objective, he headed for it rapidly.
The next was to effect the relief of Berwick town, their immediate objective.
"Their immediate objective is similar and it is natural for us to work closely together."
The immediate objective, however, was to get Villiers to stop.
The immediate objective, therefore, was to get out of the trap.
At least that's the immediate objective for both men in the scheduled 15-round bout.
His immediate objectives are to ease the sanctions and, of course, to stay in power.
I do not believe that ought to be the immediate objective.
But Bing does have an immediate objective in the public sector.