Remember, parallel imports aren't cheap knock-offs from Hong Kong, but usually end-of-line goods imported by a third country. |
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This imported furniture was subsequently used as templates for locally made pieces. |
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One reason for Essex's likely limitation on imported labour is the high cost of housing. |
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Quite by accident, my friend had some wuxia novels imported from Hong Kong. |
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The scrub that borders the tracks is overgrown with kudzu, an imported plant that strangles the natives. |
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In that year, more than 550,000 pounds of Aleppo galls were imported from Turkey. |
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The silk yarn produced from these equipment can be used as wrap and is a substitute for the imported tasar one. |
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Although the government built armories, nevertheless, about 60 percent of U.S. gunpowder was imported. |
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A large portion of imported Nigerian oil is refined into gasoline due to its low sulfur content. |
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This was in spite of the fact that the silicon panel factory added only about 20 percent value to an imported product before re-export. |
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The imported toys on show at the ongoing exhibition range from fighters, space-ships and battle-ships and building-blocks to abacuses. |
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Many rococo revival etageres were made from imported rosewood because the beautiful grain patterns followed the lines of carved decoration. |
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Specialised wholesale arrangements can be made for imported Wagyu with David Wynne Finch. |
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Albeit dusty in appearance, the movie is abloom with the fresh influence of imported pop. |
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By 1776 Glasgow merchants imported more than half of Britain's tobacco and had lucrative re-export markets in Europe. |
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Along many canals, settlers had planted native cottonwood trees or imported species, like poplars, salt cedars, and pecans, at regular intervals. |
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Meanwhile, a Times reporter in Kitwe reported that car dealers there have bemoaned the increase on excise duty on imported saloon cars. |
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A new ride, the Mega Bounce, imported from Spain, will be featured, as well as waltzers, dodgems, a Giant Octupus and a Twister. |
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The only pig meat imported by the supermarket was a small amount of back bacon from Holland. |
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Roof slates were imported from Cumbria, with either oak or Spanish quarry tiles used for flooring. |
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These aren't imported words with genuine umlauts, but retrospective accents denoting a junked hyphen as in microorganisms or coordinated. |
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With early farmers came seeds, some imported intentionally but others carried over unwittingly in animal fodder and packing. |
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Growing with the linaria is a pink Japanese anemone, also self-seeded or perhaps mistakenly imported with another plant. |
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New Lanark was dependent on water power rather than steam and was filled with workers who had to be literally imported into the area. |
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The design of the teahouse is authentic, including the imported blue tile roof. |
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Grapes and raisins were certainly imported to cities such as York and London and have turned up in those places. |
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In the north west currency devaluation has led to a huge jump in the price of imported rice. |
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One of the innovations Logan has imported from the European cities he admires is the roof garden. |
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At that time much of the manufacturing equipment needed could not be imported so Scott Bros built the lathes needed for machining the grenades. |
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Throughout history, Africans have imported glass beads and used them for adornment and elaborate beadwork. |
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The contaminated chilli powder has been imported from India, where certain producers have been adulterating their product with the red dye. |
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But it was a rare drug, a plant extract imported from South America at great expense. |
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I don't have any evidence of that, but at any rate his movement to do away with whatever he imported was started much earlier. |
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Namibia's most common language is Afrikaans, imported from white South Africa. |
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Naturally there are commodities that are imported, but several of the restaurant owners get satisfaction out of using local produce. |
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Despite negotiations to lower the price of imported medications, they remain out of reach to all but the very richest. |
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It was ironic, because having just left Thatcherite London behind, I returned to Dublin where we had imported Thatcherism wholesale. |
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He has since added imported clothing, which he now wholesales to 20 retail stores. |
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Other countries re-exported a high proportion of the tropical commodities that they imported. |
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The new Bounty Hunter external hammer shotgun, imported by European American Arms, is a first-class traditional scattergun. |
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Slightly lower grade stock, still of an acceptable quality, was then imported at a cheaper price from other parts of the world. |
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A rebound in consumer spending increased demand for imported products in the world's largest economy. |
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Sergeant Roger Hutton said the air pistol and BB guns were imported by a local business that did not have a dealer's license to sell them. |
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There are equally new accounts on how the machetes and axes used in the killings were imported. |
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My bed was a king-sized canopy that was laced with rich velvet and satin fabric, imported from Italy. |
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They claimed that vast quantities of gold and silver thread and wire for making lace were being regularly imported into Ireland. |
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The association is also urging the FAA to allow imported aircraft kits to be put together without requiring a production certificate. |
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Nearly everything called Kiwiana has been imported from British or American sources. |
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He imported a pizza oven from Naples, employed an elderly Sicilian to knead the dough and, in 1965, opened the first Pizza Express on in Soho. |
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For example, it stops wooden toys with hidden sharp nails being imported from China. |
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Optional are the array of cold cuts and assorted, imported cheese including cheddar, Parmesan, Roquefort, Gouda, Bluevein and Ememdline. |
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The purpose of travel to malarious areas was reported for 495 U.S. civilians with imported malaria. |
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They only had only sandstone and chalk in the area, but they imported metals to temper, smelt, and forge. |
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A popular Greek wine, retsina, is produced only in Greece and is imported to the United States. |
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American courts in the colonial period imported many features of the English legal system, including the doctrine of precedent. |
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It may come as a surprise to some that the most prized tarbooshes were those imported from Austria. |
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In a bizarre spin-off, the Zambian textile industry has seen a glut of imported second-hand clothes which UK charities cannot sell. |
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Equipment was imported from France for retreading tyres and the area's first remould business was founded. |
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The problem for the Magyar patriots is that the majority of ingredients now being bought by the housewives have been imported. |
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Photographs were retaken with a digital camera and then imported into the iMovie programme. |
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On average, we can expect imported television to be of better quality than domestic. |
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They imported chariots and horses from Egypt and traded them on to the Neo-Hittite and Aramean kingdoms to their north and northeast. |
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Even the sanitary fittings are imported, despite the fact that Shanks of Barrhead are world-renowned suppliers of sanitaryware. |
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Atkinson backfilled his tunnel with excavation spoil bulked by imported material. |
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China has been restructuring its steel industry, increasingly replacing low-grade domestic iron ore with imported iron ore of better quality. |
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It now repackages imported shoes to fulfil the Office of Public Works contract and runs with a minimal staff. |
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When these estates were reoccupied at the end of the century it was as abandoned land given over to settlers imported by government. |
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Large quantities of imported Manchurian bean cake were stacked about the station. |
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As the rupiah gains strength against the U.S. dollar these days, the prices of some imported goods have gone down slightly. |
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Gone are the days when China's media would issue stern warnings against Western habits imported by the running dogs of capitalism. |
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The UK imported Arab horses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century from Arabia. |
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With the arrival of the Sforza in the mid-15th century, Milan began to develop a Renaissance style, at times directly imported from Tuscany. |
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He's going to replace the heady sauce and the imported cheese with processed Swiss and a ready-pack version of remoulade. |
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They use passive remote sensing instruments to detect sunlight reflected by mounds and mark areas infested by imported fire ants. |
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Earlier this year CBN imported Copper Crest, which is touted as a traditional beer made from sorghum, maize, hops and caramel with yeast. |
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Oriental Arabs, thoroughbreds and half-bloods were imported and then bred into a plethora of Hungarian breeds. |
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The hose we carry are imported from Scotland and are available in cream, bottle green or lovat green. |
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Morocco is dependent on imported fuel for most of its energy needs, and also relies on imports to meet food requirements. |
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The island refuges of some species are also under threat from imported mammals such as rats and hedgehogs. |
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One supplier of bottled water imported from Malaysia started to hold roadshows at shopping malls recently. |
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Firefighting equipment had to be imported, as did light civilian respirators and even sandbags. |
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Antique carpets and rugs are mostly imported from China, Persia, India, Afghanistan, Caucasus and Turkey. |
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Kara-e refers to the style imported from China, and Yamato-e, the style developed in Japan. |
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In the construction of the works, the contractor has imported 30,000 tonnes of concrete and 1,500 tonnes of steel reinforcement. |
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He imposed quotas on imported Japanese cars and saved Detroit, though he was denounced for apostasy and heresy. |
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Parts imported for the manufacture of textile machinery will also attract five per cent customs duty subject to end-use condition. |
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The market is soon saturated with imported automobiles, electronic gadgetry, luxurious home appliances and name-brand whisky. |
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Traditionally, the plantation economy exported cocoa and coffee and imported rice, beans, and salt fish to feed the plantation workers. |
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Local staples include breadfruit, arrowroot, pandanus, and taro, and are now supplemented with imported rice, flour, and sugar. |
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Then the foxes, introduced in an attempt to eradicate the likewise imported rabbit menace, completed the devastation. |
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In early 1942 Kodak's branch in Spain imported items from Germany worth at least 17,000 Reichsmarks. |
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To satisfy the domestic demand, raw materials, capital goods and other high-value products will, without doubt, be imported on a large scale. |
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Rose Wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting scions onto imported root stocks from the U.K., Canada and Australia. |
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Even though 99 per cent of the high-end watches in the China market are imported, the tax authorities can only collect the watch tariff and value-added tax, he said. |
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The saga of juice tainted by a fungicide in Brazil reveals holes in the FDA screening process for imported foods. |
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As he spoke, he was loading domestic beer and imported wine into his new SUV with silhouettes of skiers on the outside and fake leopard seat covers inside. |
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Then again, both of the fellows in question drove expensive imported cars, so they probably can't afford to waste a cent extra if they want to keep up with their repayments. |
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I first tried these ciders in Burgundy, before they were imported to the United States. |
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The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers. |
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One consequence was that the wheat grown in Britain had only about a quarter of the selenium content of imported wheats, due to lower levels in the soil. |
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It used to be an old distribution business of imported carpet and rugs. |
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There is now rather compelling data that one of the factors leading to the demise of the water vole is indeed the influence of this imported alien species, the American mink. |
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The ruddy duck is an American species of duck that was imported into Europe during the 1940s and established itself in the wild in the early 1950s after an accidental release. |
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In Bangladesh, the government has just imposed a tax of 900 taka on all new connections, in addition to an import duty of 300 taka levied on all imported handsets. |
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Chaco, Wupatki, and Aztec had imported the brightly plumed macaws. |
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The Constitution was written by men who owned breweries, imported whiskey, and humped cows. |
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An aqua show, a mega book exhibition, a food court, and an amusement park with over 20 imported amusement rides will also be a part of the fair, Mr. Nair said. |
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If the TV executives in this Los Angeles office have their way, America will soon get the chance to watch imported African TV shows 24 hours a day. |
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Although the treasury of King Croesus held great quantities of gold and silver plate, the Lydians clearly loved fine ceramic wares imported from Greece. |
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In particular, imported foodstuffs from the Americas, Australia, and eastern Europe caused a long-drawn-out depression in agricultural prices, which in turn affected industry. |
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These two ledgers were scanned and the optimized images imported. |
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Even in rural settlements which show few signs of Romanized architecture, imported pottery and glass, coins, Roman-style jewellery, and occasional Latin graffiti are found. |
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In the first six months of this year, we saw a 48 percent growth in sales of imported and craft beers. |
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Since breads play a major role in Indian cuisine, the restaurant imported mud from specific regions of India to make the tandoor, influencing the taste to some extent. |
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Since then it has been found mainly in rhododendrons and viburnums, pieris, camellias, lilacs and other plants which have been imported or sat alongside imports. |
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A small but interesting array of imported fine wares and amphoras dating from the mid-second through the first century B.C. is attested from Messenia. |
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A mile or so up the coast is the beach at Lepeda, where Corelli, his unit and a group of imported ladies of the night would frolic on the sand and in the waves. |
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Along with wine, a variety of amphorae demonstrate that olive oil, fish-sauce, and other exotic foodstuffs were imported by the shipload from the Mediterranean. |
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Chairs imported from New England, particularly Boston, influenced the design of this chair, especially in its stretchers, relatively light seat rails, and yoked crest. |
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An import quota directly reduces the quantity of a product that is imported and indirectly reduces the amount of money that the export producers receive. |
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Up to 80 per cent of the food imported into the SAR is re-exported across the border, including large quantities of fresh stone fruits from Australia. |
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I know the country is bristling with musical talent and an invigorated, cringe-less culture has emerged where once we lip-synched to an imported soundtrack. |
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Best of all, they have imported Italian rum babas soaking in glass jars. |
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Bodega Mi Amiga sells every kind of liquor you can imagine, or that is legally allowed to be imported into Panama. |
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There is a selection of imported fruit juices and soft drinks. |
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The government reimposed a 30 percent duty on imported rice and 25 percent duty on imported sugar in January 2000 to protect local farmers against cheap imports. |
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It's a combination of Walpurgisnacht imported from Germany, International Workers Day imported from France, and various fertility festivals imported from around Scandinavia. |
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In addition to imported cerveza and wine-free sangria that makes you wonder if such a thing should actually exist, there are a couple of Mexican beverages to hydrate you. |
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Since late last year, Smart cars with right-hand drive have been available here, imported through Mercedes-Benz Ireland, in a linkup with Smart in Britain. |
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From the time when a French winegrower was imported to improve the wine, Chileans have used European methods to make wine and have won prizes for their specialties. |
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And because he adores obscure imported ales, cycling while sloshed felt pretty familiar, too. |
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The secret of creating genuine lacquer was unknown in England at the time, so the real thing, imported from Asia, remained a perquisite of the very rich. |
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There was no mention made of the fact that the beaver is a native North American species whereas the cherry trees are exotics, imported from Japan. |
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All steel used in the kitchen is rust free and must be imported. |
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A similar picture prevails in the Karakalpak part of the Aral Sea basin, where the Muinak fish cannery continues to operate on imported ocean fish of low grade. |
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Columnar cypress tress, which were imported from Italy, line the front terrace and the grounds of 2.4 acres also house staff quarters and a garage for four cars. |
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The set sounds very beautiful, with the board made from ebony that was probably imported from India, and playing pieces made from locally quarried agate and turquoise stone. |
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The research team, led by Dr Pat Dillon at Teagasc Moorepark, found that one of the imported breeds, the Normandes, had a high incidence of lameness. |
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Local metallurgy evolved into bigger factories and British technology, including English smelting furnaces and imported coal, was used intensively. |
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There were imported suits, obscure gramophone records, antiquarian books, fancy horse-wear, dinosaur eggs, buttered croissants, white chocolate and computer games. |
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Parliament began to see a decline in domestic textile sales, and an increase in imported textiles from places like China and India. |
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It was imported to Egypt as early as 2000 BCE, but those who report it had come from China confuse it with cassia. |
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While stationed in Manila, Morga noted many of the wares imported from the Ming dynasty of China. |
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Most of the government's revenues came from taxes and excise duties, not imported silver and other goods. |
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The total amount of silver imported added up to about 3915 metric tons of silver. |
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One major reason for this was that Y existed in the printer's type fonts that were imported from Germany or Italy, while thorn did not. |
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Catch demonstrate a Norman development while chase is the French equivalent imported with a different meaning. |
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The words imported included some later considered to be typically Australian, such as bushwhacker and squatter. |
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Its orthography was generally an adaptation of the imported standard, though some orthographic features from Middle Scots continued to be used. |
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Archaeology shows that there was an increase in imported luxury goods in southeastern Britain. |
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During the late medieval period, cotton began to be imported into northern Europe. |
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Significant imports of potash obtained from the ashes of trees burned in opening new agricultural lands were imported. |
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However, by the 13th century, deforestation had rendered this means of production uneconomical, and alkali had to be imported. |
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Potash was imported from North America, Scandinavia, and Russia, where large forests still stood. |
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He emerged as the only economist of note to support duties on imported grain. |
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The quantity of regalias imported into northern ports is comparatively small. |
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The first trains were drawn by Stephenson engines imported from Great Britain. |
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In the early days of the Reagan Administration, steel firms won substantial tax breaks in order to compete with imported goods. |
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Navajo traded for commercial wool, such as Germantown, imported from Pennsylvania. |
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The Mughals maintained a small fleet for carrying pilgrims to Mecca, and imported Arabian horses in Surat. |
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The source was believed to be remains of legally imported infected lamb from Argentina and Chile. |
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Further, the rubbish is believed to have contained remains of infected meat that had been illegally imported to Britain. |
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American colonists imported pencils from Europe until after the American Revolution. |
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There is now scarcely any bohea or twankay imported to what there was formerly. |
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When a global MODULE'S wares are imported, the FROM phrase can be used to unqualify the names. |
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The domestic voile made from imported gray yarns and woven in the United States is the best combination to be had. |
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Others are getting their kicks through the increasingly wacky, wigged-out Tokyo getups that look like something imported from Carnaby Street. |
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This crisp, lemony white is made using xynisteri grapes, imported centuries before from the Greek mainland. |
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The 500,000 acre-foot planning buffer is split equally between local and imported sources. |
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For instance, the Ministry of Agriculture has introduced rice threshers and winnowers through various cooperatives, using imported models. |
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In the early 1950s, a Missouri fish and plant farmer imported some specimens, thinking it was a form of anacharis, a common aquarium foliage. |
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Other imported species commonly reported were jatoba, purple heart, padauk, zebrawood, African mahogany, and Spanish cedar. |
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He urged that the import of raw materials of plastic industry be made zero-rated as majority of these are imported. |
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Images can be imported or exported in Sun Raster, TIFF, NITF, GIFF, and JFIF formats. |
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The casual-to-elegant clothing is made of imported rayons in a vast array of colorful solids, jacquards and prints. |
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Today karats are rarely eaten in Micronesia because imported foods have grown in popularity. |
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And the Kemps are eagerly awaiting next spring's batch of calves, which will include a number of calves imported from Canada as embryos. |
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While in the purchases of domestic services other services dominate, KIBS account for a larger share in imported service inputs. |
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Huge monkfish from Cornwall and North Sea sharks sit next to colourful red snappers, shrimps and specially imported Indian sea bass. |
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He said crude oil would be imported from Russia, Kirgizstan, and Turkmenistan to Afghanistan. |
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But since the crop is not grown domestically, it needs to be imported. |
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In this case the Co-op had a very large order of these relaxers, imported from Holland. |
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Along with the remainder of the original Thirteen Colonies, Delaware imported the English concept of common law. |
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In return China imported mostly silver from Peruvian and Mexican mines, transported via Manila. |
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Up to that time, British iron manufacturers had used considerable amounts of imported iron to supplement native supplies. |
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This was only possible because coal, coke, imported cotton, brick and slate had replaced wood, charcoal, flax, peat and thatch. |
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Wheat and barley were the principal crops, imported from the Iberian Peninsula. |
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Swords especially were imported, copied and often improved upon by the natives. |
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This, in conjunction with the new slaves that were being imported from abroad, inflamed the unemployment situation further. |
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Aqueducts brought water to urban centers and wine and cooking oil were imported from abroad. |
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In exchange, the principality imported salt, wine, wheat, and other luxuries from London and Paris. |
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But most importantly for the defence of the principality, iron and specialised weaponry were also imported. |
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In 1495 the Italian Renaissance arrived in France, imported by King Charles VIII after his invasion of Italy. |
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Francis I imported Italian art and artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, and built ornate palaces at great expense. |
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African workers were first imported to Jamestown in 1619 initially under the rules of indentured servitude. |
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In 1678 the Whigs passed the Prohibition of 1678 that banned certain French goods from being imported into England. |
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When King Henry V conquered Harfleur in 1415, he ordered the inhabitants to leave and imported English immigrants to replace them. |
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In addition, colonists imported numerous African people as slaves in the 18th century. |
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They imported thousands of slaves from tribes of West Africa, who spoke several different languages. |
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Grimsby is now transitioning to the processing of imported seafood and to offshore wind to replace its fishing fleet. |
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In 1721, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had imported variolation to Britain after having observed it in Constantinople. |
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In 1979, Chuo Kotsu, a chartered bus operator in Osaka, imported the Neoplan Skyliner. |
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The limestone used was imported from Caen in Normandy, and Purbeck marble was used for the shafting. |
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The high cost, relative to other castles of its type, was because labourers had to be imported. |
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Most rapper jigs used for the last hundred years are Irish tunes, probably imported by Irish immigrants to Tyneside in the nineteenth century. |
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Black African slave labor from Portugal's West African possessions was imported to do the grueling agricultural work. |
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From the early 21st century, farmed basa imported from Vietnam and hoki have become common in Australian fish and chip shops. |
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This has resulted in a situation where the product is now imported back to the brand's home country. |
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A number of bars specialise in imported beer, with food and decor to match, Belgian and Bavarian themes being the most common. |
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Almost any kind of beer can be delivered in this format, although it tends to be mainly associated with imported, stronger, and speciality beers. |
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Aqueducts were built to bring water to urban centers and wine and oil were imported from Hispania, Gaul and Africa. |
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Coloured glass, enamel and millefiori glass, probably imported, are also used. |
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He imported numerous characters from classic literature, popular culture and ancient history, always adding an unexpected twist. |
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Where Caxton had used paper imported from the Low Countries, de Worde exploited the product of John Tate, the first English papermaker. |
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The imported eisteddfod tradition in the Channel Islands encouraged recitation and performance, a tradition that continues today. |
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These darts were mainly imported from France and became known as French darts. |
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Horse racing was established there in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and Thoroughbreds were imported in increasing numbers. |
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Oriental horses were imported into South Africa from the late 17th century in order to improve the local stock through crossbreeding. |
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They were taken to England, where they were mated with mares from English and imported bloodlines. |
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Most of the horses are imported from South Africa but some are also acquired from Australia, the United Kingdom and France. |
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Textile products that are imported must be labeled as required by the Customs Service. |
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The Fur Products Labeling Act requires the country of origin of imported furs to be disclosed on all labels and in all advertising. |
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In response to this, nationalists also imported arms and set up the Irish Volunteers. |
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Jersey fudge, mostly imported and made with milk from overseas Jersey cattle herds, is a popular food product with tourists. |
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The Protestant clerics imported were usually all monoglot English speakers, whereas the native population were usually monoglot Gaelic speakers. |
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Continuous wars demanded frequent resupplies of fresh horses, which were imported through sea routes from Persia and Africa. |
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Free trade is often opposed by domestic industries that would have their profits and market share reduced by lower prices for imported goods. |
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He angered British farmers by refusing to reinstitute the Corn Laws in response to poor harvests and cheap imported grain. |
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Germany imported most of its essential materials for rebuilding the Luftwaffe, in particular rubber and aluminium. |
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As an island nation, the United Kingdom was highly dependent on imported goods. |
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Britain required more than a million tons of imported material per week in order to be able to survive and fight. |
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By 2000, only 8 percent of the imported oil in Britain arrived via the Suez canal with the rest coming via the Cape route. |
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The industry collapsed suddenly in 1830 after the removal of tariffs on imported alkali. |
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Livestock is limited due to the small size of the island and people there utilise poultry, pork, goat and mutton, along with imported beef. |
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Starch staple foods include imported rice and other foods that are imported or locally grown, including yams, sweet potatoes and breadfruit. |
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Additional amounts are secured through income and property taxes, licence and other fees as well as customs duties levied on imported goods. |
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They imported livestock, fruit trees and vegetables, and built a chapel and one or two houses. |
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These codifications were in turn imported into colonies at one time or another by most of these countries. |
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So Arkwright built a large number of cottages near the mill and imported workers from outside the area. |
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Smith also supported tariffs on imported goods to counteract an internal tax on the same good. |
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The United States puts immediate quarantines on imported products if the disease can be traced back to a certain shipment or product. |
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A tariff is a tax placed on a specific good or set of goods exported from or imported to a country, creating an economic barrier to trade. |
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Kenya has an oil refinery that processes imported crude petroleum into petroleum products, mainly for the domestic market. |
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Drum beats are very complex and include both native rhythm and imported ones, especially the Congolese cavacha rhythm. |
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When animals are imported from one country to another, there is the possibility that diseases and parasites can move with them. |
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The French imported a third of their coal from Britain and 32 percent of all imports through French ports were carried by British ships. |
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A canopy chapel or 'hearse' of imported Baltic wood was erected over the grave. |
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His tomb, imported from Paris, was extremely elaborate, carved from gilded alabaster. |
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Lowland shepherds imported to work the new sheep farms were subject to intimidating letters and maiming or theft of the sheep. |
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Between 1922 and 1939, about 80 individuals were imported from Norway and introduced to 19 separate sites within the country. |
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The Carron Company established its ironworks at Falkirk in 1759, initially using imported ore but later using locally sourced Ironstone. |
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This network imported tin and charcoal to Cyprus, where copper was mined and alloyed with the tin to produce bronze. |
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Zinc was regularly imported to Europe from the Orient in the 17th and early 18th centuries, but was at times very expensive. |
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It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people of Celtic language and custom. |
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The Romans probably imported the white breed characteristic of Welsh sheep today. |
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Fine Etruscan pottery was heavily influenced by Greek pottery and often imported Greek potters and painters. |
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Although originally developed in England in 1748 in order to compete with imported porcelain, bone china is now made worldwide. |
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They set up a militia called the Ulster Volunteers and imported 25,000 rifles from Germany. |
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The 1973 oil crisis strengthened Sweden's commitment to decrease dependence on imported fossil fuels. |
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Muslims imported a rich intellectual tradition from the Middle East and North Africa. |
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Excavations found imported fabrics from England, Byzantium, Persia and central Asia. |
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Spices were imported in bulk and brought huge profits due to the efforts and risks involved and seemingly insatiable demand. |
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The Dutch Empire enabled spices, sugar, and exotic fruits to be imported to the country. |
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A large number of French words were imported into Sweden around the 18th century. |
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There are still some traces of the jetties by which the coal was imported and the lime exported close by at the foot of the crags. |
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Political parties were offered concessions, such as taxes on imported grain, in exchange for their support for naval bills. |
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While Germany was strangled by Britain's blockade, Britain, as an island nation, was heavily dependent on resources imported by sea. |
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Coal from the south was transported to the North Sea port, and imported iron ore was shipped via the canal towards Rhine and the Ruhr. |
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On the eve of the French Revolution, salt was imported from Le Croisic along with British grain, and Littry coal. |
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Much of work was carried out by imported labour, including thousands from the Soviet Union, and under the supervision of the German forces. |
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There is also an from time to time a beach soccer competition in a temporary stadium on imported sand on the beach. |
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In spice producing islands like Banda, rice was regularly imported from Java, to supply the deficiency in means of subsistence. |
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As of November 2014 Japan lacks significant domestic reserves and so has a heavy dependence on imported energy. |
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The history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese aesthetics and adaptation of imported ideas. |
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Many species of antelopes have been imported to other parts of the world, especially the United States, for exotic game hunting. |
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Growing trade around the world also allowed cereals to be imported from North America and refrigerated meat from Australasia and South America. |
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More of the animals were imported and added to the herd over the next three decades. |
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Fay imported many different trees and plants from all parts of the world and planted them among the meadows of the Fay Estate. |
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Some of the pottery evidences grain impressions, which some interpret as the use of food imported from the south. |
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Later, native workers were replaced by Africans imported through a large commercial slave trade. |
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During the Atlantic slave trade era, Brazil imported more African slaves than any other country. |
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In that period, Charleston traders imported about 75,000 slaves, more than were brought to South Carolina in the 75 years before the Revolution. |
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The largest importer and exporter by value is the Netherlands, which is both a grower and a redistributor of crops imported from other countries. |
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Dutch traders also imported thousands of slaves to the fledgling colony from Indonesia, Madagascar, and parts of eastern Africa. |
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It was imported before the codification of European law into the Napoleonic Code and is comparable in many ways to Scots law. |
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Iron products were also known in Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, but they were a scarce imported material. |
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Similarly, imported bronze continued to be used during the Iron Age in Scandinavia, but it was now much scarcer and mostly used for decoration. |
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In the 3rd and 4th centuries, some elements are imported from Germanic tribes that had settled north of the Black Sea, such as the runes. |
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During centuries of interaction, Finnish and Sami have imported many more loanwords from North Germanic languages than vice versa. |
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This beverage would have been imported from the South, but supporting evidence is lacking. |
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Eighty percent of Ukrainian natural gas supplies are imported, mainly from Russia. |
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Excavations found imported fabrics from England, Byzantium, Persia, and central Asia. |
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The oldest iron items were imported, although since the 1st century iron was smelted from local marsh and lake ore. |
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The country has a large and fully indigenous arms industry, producing most of its own military equipment with only few types of weapons imported. |
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Minoan metal masters worked with imported gold and copper and mastered techniques of wax casting, embossing, gilding, nielo, and granulation. |
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Its funds became inadequate in the 1980s, from a combination of inadequate marketing and cheaper imported goods. |
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Portuguese imported armors and munitions, fine clothes and several manufactured products from Flanders and Italy. |
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At the same time, many slaves in the region were also imported from Central Asia and the Caucasus. |
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Between 1414 and 1423, some 10,000 slaves, imported from Caffa, were sold in Venice. |
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During his reign, the Grand Canal was almost completely rebuilt and was eventually moving imported goods from all over the world. |
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