importing country

collocation in English

meaningsofimportandcountry

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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofimportandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimporting country

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Reliance on such a nation for energy imports exposes animportingcountryto those more unique risks.
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Therefore, the human and physical environments of theimportingcountrywere not threatened.
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In such cases the priorities of theimportingcountry(at least understood by leaders of the planning movement) have taken precedence.
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Medicine production is limited to the amount necessary to meet the needs of theimportingcountry, which must be imported in their entirety to the member.
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We, as animportingcountry, look to overseas suppliers to maintain a reasonable continuity of supply to our market.
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I cannot throw much light on the origin of these words, but it means exporting unassembled cars which are assembled in theimportingcountry.
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That is because we are largely animportingcountry, so that it would be possible to stabilize sufficiently the prices of the main products.
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It is not animportingcountrybut a huge exporting, manufacturing country.
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Under present circumstances the needs of theimportingcountryare the prime factor to be considered.
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This country is animportingcountry; none can deny that.
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It is then up to theimportingcountryto let their regulations hold sway.
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Has not devaluation and the floating of the pound rocketed the cost of production through raising the price of imports, we being animportingcountry?
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In addition, an animal health certificate, signed by a veterinarian, is provided in accordance with the requirements of theimportingcountry.
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The conditions under which meat and bone meal is exported from this country are a matter for theimportingcountryto determine.
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This is a matter for domestic legislation in theimportingcountry.
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To a majorimportingcountrysuch as ours, the value of that security is incalculable.
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Their treatment and handling on arrival in theimportingcountryis the responsibility of the authorities there.
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