Corn, importations of, compared with exports of cotton, 128.
Crath did an immense service to us by his importations which far exceeded our highest expectations.
Many but not all of the Crath importations of Persian walnuts from the Carpathians are hardy and much more so than the Pomeroy varieties.
In rejecting a large number of the importations of the Ronsardists, he certainly did good service.
This Congress resolved that all importations from Great Britain or her dependencies should cease.
At a large meeting held in the State House in Philadelphia, in April, 1768, it was resolved to cease all importations from the mother country, in consequence of the exorbitant taxes levied upon them.
One peculiarity that absorbed my attention, was the vast number of manufacturing establishments here, located, for the most part, outside of the central streets, and these are doubtless the source of her prosperity.
Here the brawn of the country, with giant strength united with surprising skill, hammers and fashions the various devices of an advanced civilization, which its brain has already imagined and planned.
One hundred passenger and one hundred and twenty freight trains arrived and departed daily; and seventy-five vessels unloaded and loaded at her wharves every twenty-four hours.
The introduction of these is the most difficult feat of all to accomplish, since the Government adopts methods of precaution, and keeps a sharp look-out for any possible importations of the kind.
Uruguay, however, does not now depend entirely upon importations from abroad for its pedigree stock.
Her annual importations are actually less now than they were a century ago, when South Carolina was the second commercial province on the continent, Virginia being the first.
But previous to the enfranchisement of the slaves, it is necessary to exclude further importations from Africa.
Do we not hear it complained every day: Our importationsare too large; We are buying too much from abroad?
The opponents of importations and machines are mistaken, because they judge by immediate and transitory consequences, instead of looking at general and final ones.
But then we shall be told, "destroy the sophism; prove that machines do not injure human labor, nor importations national industry.
By this course, her exportations can speedily be made to equal her capital; importations will be nothing, and our gain will be, all which the ocean will have swallowed up.
Importations are favorable," or "importations are injurious.
But there is no printed copyright list except of prohibitions of importations issued by the Commissioners of Customs.
The rates of duty imposed by it on some articles are prohibitory and on others so high as greatly to diminish importations and to produce a less amount of revenue than would be derived from lower rates.
In the intervening period, however, of nearly six years large importations had been made into Great Britain of American rough rice, which was subjected to a duty of 2s.
With the number of bushels, and the name of the country from which the importations come, will be given the value of each parcel at the place it was obtained, and the original cost per bushel.
Secretary would prove all this, in showing the falsity of his own estimates, and the great decline in the revenue and importations of the country.
That act enabled the manufacturers to exclude importationsof certain articles.
The Low Countries, in the Early and Middle Ages, were the breeding grounds of the largest and most powerful horses known; and John's importations must have wrought marked influence upon the British stock.
The voice of the bell joined in joyful celebration with that of the people when the odious Stamp Act was repealed; late in the year 1773 it witnessed the agitated remonstrances of the inhabitants against the proposed importations of taxed tea.
Early in November, 1773, John Hancock presided over a Town Hall meeting, the object of which was to protest against threatened importations of tea by the East India Company of London.
The Society, however, never had the means to draw away enough negroes sensibly to affect the problem; the number which they exported was replaced many times over by illegal importations from Africa.
In 1812 commerce with England was totally cut off, and importations from other countries were loaded down with double duties.
These importations were out of proportion to the exports and to the needs of the country, and they caused the stoppage of a large number of American factories.
Therefore, to provide for the illicit importations and those made at Trinidad and Santiago these figures should be increased by at least one fourth to cover the importations for the whole island.
As the value of slave labor began to be recognized in that period of internal improvements and general progress, the number of slave importations steadily increased.
It was lined with "tiendas de ropas," shops displaying all the latest importations of dress goods and wearing apparel.
Fourth--The regulation of legitimate importations of food into Germany suggested by the American Government appears to be in general acceptable.
Such regulation would, of course, be confined to importations by sea, but that would, on the other hand, include indirect importations by way of neutral ports.
And let it be remembered here, that any former defect of this kind was supplied by importations; but that importations are now unlawful.
There were importations from Europe, among which were gauzes, silks, laces, velvets, and fine cloths of bright colors.
When it is considered that these bondmen served but for four years, the importations must have been great to keep up the numbers.
But adequate protection having been extended to this branch of our national industry, by the tariff of 1828, it is now in a highly prosperous condition--so much so, that importations of glass ware have nearly ceased.
We ourselves, our bull-dogs, and our vegetables would alike decline without constant renewal by fresh importations from England.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "importations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
