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frames-  Workers dumped large burlap sacks of the [ARG1  imported]  material into a huge bin , poured in cotton and acetate fibers and mechanically mixed the dry fibers in a process used * * to make filters .
-  It found that of the 73 % who *T*-51 import , 10 % *T*-1 said 0 [ARG0  they]  [rel  imported]  [ARG1  more]  [ARGM-TMP  in October]  and 12 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported less than the previous month .
-  It found that of the 73 % who *T*-51 import , 10 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported more in October and 12 % *T*-1 said 0 [ARG0  they]  [rel  imported]  [ARG1  less than the previous month]  .
-  It found that of [ARG0  the 73 %]  who *T*-51 [rel  import]  , 10 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported more in October and 12 % *T*-1 said 0 they imported less than the previous month .
-  In Seoul , officials began *-1 visiting about 26,000 cigarette stalls *-1 to remove illegal posters and signboards advertising [rel  imported]  [ARG1  cigarettes]  .
-  She adds that some technological advances trail those in the U.S. because [ARG0  the Japanese]  [ARGM-TMP  still]  [rel  import]  [ARG1  basic operating systems]  from [ARG2-from  American companies]  .
-  Kofcoh is a New York holding company for [ARG0  Rosalco Inc.]  , which *T*-1 [rel  imports]  [ARG1  furniture and other items]  .
-  [ARGM-DIS  By contrast]  , [ARG0  the Comex]  [ARGM-TMP  in July]  [rel  imported]  [ARG1  a highly regarded outsider , Arnold F. Staloff ,]  [ARGM-ADV  as its president]  .
-  Consumers would still be able *-2 to buy some food and household goods at subsidized prices , but luxury and [rel  imported]  [ARG1  items]  , including food , would be sold *-1 at market prices .
-  First they set up [ARG0  overseas merchandising offices]  0 *T*-1 to [rel  import]  [ARG1  items]  and track new fashion trends .
-  When all else fails *T*-1 , Gucci Gulch -- the fabled halls of the Capitol inhabited * by lobbyists and their [rel  imported]  [ARG1  shoes]  -- offers a welcome environment for fallen officials .
-  Japan has been testing [rel  imported]  [ARG1  food]  from [ARG2-from  Europe]  since the April 1986 Chernobyl accident in the Soviet Union , the spokesman said 0 *T*-1 .
-  `` We believe that the vast majority of [rel  imported]  [ARG1  material]  is safe .
-  But there is a small risk that [ARG1  some *ICH*-2]  were [rel  imported]  *-1 [ARGM-MNR  with high radiation levels]  . ''
-  With Japan running enormous trade surpluses against much of the world , they think that [ARG0  Japan]  should meet the increased domestic demand by *-1 [rel  importing]  [ARG1  more]  .
-  Japanese auto makers , for example , are increasing their production capacity in the U.S. ; the additional production should , in part , replace [rel  imported]  [ARG1  vehicles]  with locally manufactured ones .
-  The more factories and robots Japanese manufacturers add *?* , the more they will be able *-1 to export *?* , and [ARG1  the less]  [ARG0  their domestic customers]  will need *-2 to [rel  import]  *?* .
-  Though growers ca n't always keep the worm from the apple , they can protect themselves against the price vagaries of any one variety by *-1 diversifying -- into the [ARGM-TMP  recently]  [rel  imported]  [ARG1  Gala]  , a sweet New Zealand native ; the Esopus Spitzenburg , reportedly Thomas Jefferson 's favorite apple ; disease-resistant kinds like the Liberty .
-  Japan , the world 's third-largest liquor market after the U.S. and Britain , helped American companies in April when it lowered its tax on [rel  imported]  [ARG1  spirits]  and levied a tax on many domestic products *T*-1 .
-  According to the NHTSA , the new regulations will prohibit [ARG0  anyone other than an importer that *T*-1 has registered with the U.S. government , or a person who *T*-2 has a contract with a registered importer ,]  from *-4 [ARGM-TMP  permanently]  [rel  importing]  [ARG1  a vehicle that *T*-3 does n't meet the U.S. auto safety standards]  .
-  The aim , says *T*-2 Mr. de Galle , is * to win market share from [rel  imported]  [ARG1  cigarettes]  , and * to persuade smokers who *T*-1 are switching to blonde cigarettes *-4 to keep *-3 buying French .
-  That strip of concrete is backed *-1 up by a few one-story , air-conditioned shacks where a handful of American nationals -- buttressed * by [rel  imported]  [ARG1  food]  , cold soft drinks and back issues of Sports Illustrated -- maintain radio contact with the outside world *T*-2 .
-  Mr. Kamm , the China trade expert , estimates that as much as 50 % of Guangdong 's exports is made *-1 up of processed [rel  imported]  [ARG1  raw]  materials .
-  He does add , however , that transplanted Japanese car makers are boosting the levels of U.S.-made steel in their autos , instead of *-1 relying heavily on [rel  imported]  [ARG1  steel]  .
-  Import competition for U.S. furs has risen sharply since furriers started *-1 aggressively marketing `` working-girl mink '' and similar lower-priced [rel  imported]  [ARG1  furs]  in recent years .
-  A woman who *T*-1 once would have saved for two or three seasons *-2 to buy a U.S.-made mink can now get an [rel  imported]  [ARG1  mink]  right away for less than $ 2,000 *U* .
-  But six years ago [ARG0  he]  also began *-1 [rel  importing]  from [ARG2-from  the Far East]  .
-  They also said 0 the dollar is leveling off after a rise this summer that *T*-1 helped *-2 to reduce the prices of [rel  imported]  [ARG1  goods]  .
-  `` But [ARG0  one]  gets fed up with *-1 [rel  importing]  [ARG1  information and news]  . ''
-  The Soviet purchases are close to *-1 exceeding what some analysts had expected the Soviet Union to buy *T*-2 this fall , the season in which it usually buys much of [ARG1  the corn]  0 [ARG0  it]  [rel  imports]  *T*-4 from [ARG2-from  the U.S.]  *T*-3 .
-  In May 1987 , [ARG0  Ford]  began *-1 [rel  importing]  [ARG1  the Scorpio sedan *ICH*-3]  from [ARG2-from  West Germany]  [ARGM-PNC  0 * to sell *T*-2 next to a redesigned XR4Ti in showrooms]  .
-  The declines in investment and efficiency explain in part [ARGM-CAU  why]  [ARG0  Mexico]  has been [rel  importing]  [ARG1  gasoline]  [ARGM-TMP  this year]  *T*-1 .
-  Some projections show [ARG0  Mexico]  [rel  importing]  [ARG1  crude]  [ARGM-TMP  by the end of the century]  , [ARGM-ADV  barring an overhaul of operations]  .
-  * Taming the union complements previous moves *ICH*-1 by the government * to attract private investment in [ARG1  petrochemicals]  , which [ARG0  Mexico]  has been forced *-3 to [rel  import]  *T*-2 [ARGM-MNR  in large quantities]  in recent years .
-  Grand Met owns Bombay gin , the No. 3 imported gin in the U.S. ; rival Guinness PLC has the No. 1 [rel  imported]  [ARG1  brand]  , Tanqueray .
-  Grand Met owns Bombay gin , the No. 3 [rel  imported]  [ARG1  gin]  in the U.S. ; rival Guinness PLC has the No. 1 imported brand , Tanqueray .
-  Seagram 's gin is the world 's No. 2 gin brand , but the company does n't own any of [ARG1  the major gin brands]  [rel  imported]  * [ARGM-LOC  in the U.S.]  .
-  Among the brands for sale are *T*-1 Beefeater gin , the No. 2 [rel  imported]  [ARG1  gin]  in the U.S. , and Laphroaig single-malt whiskey .
-  [ARG1  The new beer , introduced * this week at a liquor industry convention ,]  is [rel  imported]  *-1 from [ARG2-from  Switzerland 's Cardinal brewery]  .
-  Heidelberg 's first ads for the brand , which Sibra says 0 *T*-2 will compete with [rel  imported]  [ARG1  light]  beer leader Amstel Light , feature the line `` The best tasting light beer 0 you 've ever seen *T*-1 .
-  Japan , the EC , Brazil , Mexico and South Korea provide about 80 % of [ARG1  the steel]  [rel  imported]  * [ARGM-DIR  to the U.S.]  [ARGM-LOC  under the quota program]  .
-  Lexus sales were n't available ; [ARG1  the cars]  are [rel  imported]  *-1 and Toyota reports their sales only at month-end .
-  Mr. Simmons said 0 the results signal a turnaround for the maker of wire and wire products , which *T*-1 has struggled *-2 to remain competitive in the face of lower-priced , [rel  imported]  [ARG1  steel]  .