importation

Examples of imported

imported

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Unless otherwise specified, references simply to sparrows are to this imported variety.
These usually exhibited manufactured goods, both local and imported, such as ready-made clothes, shoes, hats, crystal, leather goods or artistic crafts like photographs and pottery.
These products are packaged within a module and may be imported where they are needed.
There is a high dependence on imported petroleum products, which make up 6% of total imports.
The country's dependence on imported merchandise made it vulnerable to supply disruptions, with shortages creating opportunities for ' profiteering ' by those with access to scarce goods.
Even a casual glance at much of the imported pabulum, both organic and conventional, lurking on the supermarket shelf lends strength to that particular argument.
The glass is virtually the only artefact type imported here, apart from a few ceramics.
The multinational affiliates have generally imported inputs and services from their corporate headquarters, rather than buying them from local suppliers.
When the word is perfectly imported it is the same in both its original and second-language contexts.
Perhaps the vesicles are being imported into the centre of the giant body to produce a structure of proteinacious origin.
Some materials, such as cement and iron, were imported for the 1946-55 programme's projects, and others (mainly wood) came from the mainland.
Vigilance in preventing imported cases must continue and the effectiveness of current border control measures should be properly evaluated.
For instance, oil import dependence ratios are measured as the share of imported oil to total energy imports.
If imported secondary materials totally substitute domestic recyclable waste materials, the local recovery sector may suffer from free waste trade causing employment and disposal problems.
There is a general dearth of literature on the implications of imported inputs for the customs union theory.
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