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01. The company where Hiroshi works [imports] beer from the U.S. and Germany, and exports Japanese beer all over the world.

02. [Importers] of foreign goods have complained a great deal about the new tax on clothing from across the border.

03. Farmers are very upset about the [importation] of American vegetables at a time when they can't sell their own products.

04. She travels around Asia all winter collecting stuff that she [imports] and then sells on university campuses throughout the country in the spring.

05. It's not worth [importing] this stuff because although it's cheaper here than in my country, with the taxes you have to pay to bring it into the country, it ends up costing about the same.

06. Domestic manufacturers are complaining about cheap [imports] that are being brought into the country.

07. There are a number of restrictions in place on the [importation] of exotic fruits and vegetables.

08. Approximately 91 million kilograms of tea are [imported] into the United States every year.

09. Coffee was [imported] into Europe for the first time in 1517.

10. The first African slaves arrived in the U.S. in 1619, and were [imported] to work on tobacco plantations.

11. Barbie dolls are considered anti-Islamic, and [importing] them to Iran is prohibited.

12. Canada is the world's largest [importer] of American cars.

13. Dry weather in Hong Kong forces the area to [import] water from China during the winter months.

14. The First Opium War between Britain and China, over [importation] of the drug into China, began in 1839.