imported steel

collocation in English

meaningsofimportandsteel

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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition ofimportandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That sector andimportedsteelaccount for a share of the market which would grow if our steel products were not competitive.
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There is little doubt that the steel workers will get the sympathy of those unions concerned in the movement ofimportedsteelin this country.
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Does the steel industry pay the cost ofimportedsteel?
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You are not bound to use theimportedsteel, to begin with.
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He has been advocating the claims of the steel employers in this country for a tariff onimportedsteel.
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Even now we are spending far more dollars onimportedsteelthan we should be spending.
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About £3 million in respect of finished steel, and the repayment on the duty ofimportedsteelwill be about £8 million.
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That is the reason why they have reduced the tariff onimportedsteel.
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The quality ofimportedsteelis a matter for the importer.
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It is not simplyimportedsteelthat concerns us but imported goods made from steel.
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We can live onimportedsteelif we have to do so.
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Let us bear in mind that in the coming year we shall have to pay a very heavy bill forimportedsteel.
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In general, there are no practicable means of identifying the origin ofimportedsteelproducts once these have been distributed from the port of entry.
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The steel firms do not carry any loss like this on theirimportedsteel.
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What will be the duty on non-cartel imports, assuming that there is any non-cartelimportedsteel?
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Distribution ofimportedsteeljoists can be restricted unless it is given as a common service to the steel industry?
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Last year the industry was allowed to flourish onimportedsteel.
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Two items have been stressed in the debate—the extra call on imported coal and the extra call onimportedsteel.
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In fact, we spend £75 million in dollars onimportedsteeleach year.
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