import barrier
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimportandbarrier
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import
noun
uk/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk/ˈbær.i.ər/us/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofimportandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimport barrier
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It is not a question merely of taxation; it is a question of rigidly building up animportbarrierround a country in order to boost home industries.
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A trade reform that does not reduce agricultural import barriers could easily be detrimental for both the environment and welfare unless there is significant reduction of export taxes.
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Import barriers lead to bananas being more expensive than they would otherwise be.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In the 1920s and 1930s, there was a catastrophic shrinking of world trade by the raising of import barriers.
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Import barriers can also be damaging to the rest of the economy because they limit choice.
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Although we are trying to reduce import barriers for industrial products and services, it cannot be done at the expense of health.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If that foreign investment comes into this country only to jump over import barriers, the rest of the economy must pay the price.
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Developing countries will benefit from this and from lower import barriers.
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These talks have led, in the meantime, to specific health protection measures being implemented and the lifting of temporary import barriers for a range of products.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Economic changes included lifting import barriers exposing local companies to international competition.
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Wikipedia
The government set the exchange rate close to real market levels, lifted trade barriers, replaced import barriers with tariffs, and gave private sector firms direct access to imports and credit.
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