Sentence examples for down the tariffs from inspiring English sources

"It is not that Cannes is the enemy of Hollywood or the M.P.A.A.," said Mr. Frodon, referring to the Motion Picture Association of America, the lobbying group formed by the major studios that has long sought to strike down the tariffs and quotas that France has imposed against foreign producers.

(You can't keep a good apparatchik down: The tariffs remained in place for small planes, as well as certain midsize aircraft).

Robert Coker, senior vice president for public affairs at the United States Sugar Corporation, said the "agricultural consensus could break down" if the tariffs were part of the agenda.

First, new rules from the energy regulator Ofgem mean suppliers are having to cut down the number of tariffs they offer to four, but they can offer extra tariffs for collective switchers.

As ever, the core of the negotiations concern market access - breaking down the system of tariffs and other barriers, such as quotas - that restrict trade.

It said its sales to the US in the first half of this year were down 10% because of the tariffs and currency movements, with exports from Holland down 30%.

Combined with high tariffs and small quotas for some farm products, this makes it dauntingly hard for African farmers (and remember, most Africans are farmers) to export to rich countries.Trade barriers within Africa have come down; the average unweighted tariff is now 16%, compared with about 30% in 1990.

The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) has been in operation since 1992 for bringing down the intra-regional tariff charges.

As tariffs come down, the value to African businesses of tariff-free access to the US market will be reduced.

More pipeline capacity should mean both higher export volumes and added competition to force down pipeline tariffs across the board.Much of the blame lies with the state-owned pipeline operator, Transneft.

Omar Abdullah, minister of state for commerce, says the government is resolved to "bring down the average level of tariffs".