Sentence examples for commodities for it from inspiring English sources

However, gas is unlike most commodities, for it is difficult to handle and costly to store and transport.

Ipswich lace became so popular that enterprising makers traveled to Salem, Newburyport and Boston to sell it (or trade commodities for it).

For much of the 20th century countries at the periphery of the rich world lamented their dependence on commodities (for Brazil it was sugar, coffee and rubber) and yearned to become modern industrial economies.

At the time of the film's release Rainbow Brite was not only a billion dollar commodity for Hallmark it was also the highest selling toy for girls.

David Semple, the portfolio manager, said that small companies were more likely to benefit from rising consumption in their local markets, which should bolster demand for commodities, "whether it's steel for cars or crocodile skin for Gucci shoes".

Simultaneously, policy changes and a significant gap in funding for commodities made it more difficult for NGOs and faith-based organizations (FBOs) to obtain supplies from the public sector.

China has developed a special disadvantage, in that its economy has become so ravenous for commodities that it is pushing up global prices for products like oil, for which China has become the second-largest market, after the United States.

But that did not give much help to the developed world; indeed by maintaining high demand, and prices, for commodities and energy, it may have made it harder for developed countries to escape recession.

Intelligence gathered by its trading operation's 50 offices worldwide helps it negotiate the best prices for the commodities it trades, but also helps it to spot investment opportunities.

The reference prices for commodities that it uses to measure handouts to producers date from 1986-88, whash has the effect of exaggerating India's protectionism.

Meanwhile, inflation is raising General Mills' costs for the commodities that it uses to make its foods and the fuel needed to transport them, Sanger said in a recent interview.