considerable import

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandimport

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandimportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable import

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Theoretically, their account raises two questions ofconsiderableimport.
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How one understands the politics of civil rights reform is ofconsiderableimportbecause competing interpretations authorize very different kinds of antiracist politics now.
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Thus, two opposite results could emerge from liberalisation and democratisation and a question ofconsiderableimportemerges.
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There has been quite aconsiderableimport—some 4,000 tons of willows—but unfortunately there has been a steady decline, for one reason or another.
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That is aconsiderableimportpenetration of the domestic market.
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The position there is that there is aconsiderableimportof steel and great difficulty in selling both iron and steel.
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It is also an industry which has aconsiderableimport-saving potential.
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And these figures take no account of the veryconsiderableimportsavings made.
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I say that particularly in light of the fact that we are dealing here with issues of human rights that are ofconsiderableimport.
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Milk prices have fallen substantially and given the appreciation of sterling there isconsiderableimportpressure.
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A vigorous policy of afforestation could save a veryconsiderableimportbill from those countries which do not take a great deal of our exports.
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There is aconsiderableimport-saving potential here.
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They represent a veryconsiderableimport.
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Holidays at home save holidays abroad, and since about £260 million of foreign currency was spent on holidays abroad in 1967, we have here aconsiderableimport-saving potential.
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During recent months, there have been considerable imports of sulphuric acid and styrene monomer.
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Some of our most important exporting industries also show considerable imports coming into this country.
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I know that unfortunately employment in the hosiery trade is not satisfactory, and that there have been considerable imports of certain descriptions of hosiery in recent months.
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This is particularly so in regard to livestock, where there are considerable imported supplies coming into this country with which the home producer has to compete.
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