Sentence examples for consignments to from inspiring English sources

But officials said that effective immediately they would begin checking consignments to ensure that used underwear, which could spread diseases, was not being imported.

In an arrangement unlike many consignments to Sotheby's and Phillips this spring, Christie's did not have to give the sellers any financing for the Brancusi, Mr. Eykyn said.

They set up a new unit to track their money, busted a greengrocer and a travel agent for money-laundering and followed streams of cash from Bristol back to Kingston - just under £10m in their first year, some of it buying property in Jamaica, some of it funding new crack consignments to the UK.

These restrictions require consignments to be certified as not containing GM rice and imports to be subjected to sampling and document checks at the EU port of entry.

In general, the "three d's" that bring a large percentage of consignments to auction -- death, debt and divorce -- often encourage a willingness to be flexible.

Komets bombardment of the island also interfered with phosphate consignments to Japan, which caused the Japanese government to threaten to reduce the aid it was providing to Germany.

Unlike most newspaper articles, books cannot be produced overnight; depending on the complexities and character of the subject, they can take many years to research and write before publishers can ship consignments to bookstores.

There were more than 550 "station truck" workings running on timetabled goods trains carrying small consignments to and from specified stations, and 200 "pick up" trucks that collected small loads from groups of stations.

There is record of consignment to Germany at the end of the 12th century.

The bride, 37, buys art and antiques and sells them on consignment to galleries.

During its long consignment to limbo, Mr. Sondheim quickly graduated into shiny success.