Meanings of foreign importation in English

Previous to the great increase of foreign importation, it was much lower.'

A cigarette was considered an effeminate foreign importation; a pipe was unspeakably vulgar.

Rice of foreign importation is weighed and quoted by the picul of 133⅓ lbs.

This is proposed to be done by levying a duty upon the foreign importation.

This is not necessarily a foreign importation, or an imitation of church practices, as will be seen from the foregoing.

This system was found as well developed among the Makololo as among the Bakwains, or even better, and is no foreign importation.

He then shows that, although copper ores are found in the Alps, the probability is that even the copper also was of foreign importation.

Foreign importations had destroyed this the very mainstay.

Additional duties were placed upon certain foreign importations.

We are probably more skilful in the adaptation of soil to foreign importations, and therefore succeed in producing a finer flower.

One of his purposes in his persistent desire for economy in expenditure was to reduce the tariff upon foreign importations to the lowest practicable limit.

In the preceding session of Congress the House, having a small Republican majority, had passed a bill advancing the rate of duties upon foreign importations.

"Is it manufactured in this county?" asked Belasez very coolly; for, in 1234, all soaps were of foreign importation.

The value of foreign importations during Madison's first term was $275,230,000, and the customs derived from them thirty-eight millions of dollars.