The phrase "a cheap foreign" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a product or service that is inexpensive and originates from another country.
Example: "I decided to buy a cheap foreign car to save money on my commute."
Alternatives: "an inexpensive overseas" or "a low-cost international".
But senior bureaucrats advised him that if he wanted his business to remain competitive, he should "consider taking our ship True North off the Australian Shipping register, re-register the ship in a suitable foreign country, lay off our Australian crew and hire a cheaper foreign crew".
I'm not suggesting that anyone purchase an inferior product just because it was made in the U.S.A., nor would I suggest that someone overpay for an expensive American-made product when a cheaper foreign-made equivalent is available.
As with modern Greece, this led to a flow of cheap foreign capital into the markets.
Different studies have pointed to different effects, from the earlier release of new titles to a flood of cheap foreign children's books.
The Wall Street mess is, of course, closely related to the trade mess, because America's trade deficit entailed a backwash of cheap foreign capital into our markets for debt and other assets.
In past battles over immigration, American workers counted on organized labor to defend against an influx of cheap foreign workers.
But the president has been eager to impose exactly the type of tariff that the commission has now put on the table to strike a symbolic blow against cheap foreign imports that have been a scourge of U.S. manufacturing jobs.
Export-led growth is not nearly as much fun as a consumer boom spurred by cheap foreign credit and a dear currency.
The Portland sportswear giant has long been a bête noire of the American left, attacked by critics like Michael Moore for ignoring local labour standards in a rush to exploit cheap foreign labour.
When he announced the tariffs last year, in response to domestic steel makers' complaint that the United States had become a dumping ground for cheap foreign steel, the president said they were intended to give the American steel companies a breathing space of three years to consolidate their industry and get it back on its feet.
