Credit is more of a concern, particularly for exporters, who are finding foreign lines of credit much harder to acquire.
As an American-flagged vessel in an industry dominated by foreign lines, Pride of America will qualify under United States law for a special privilege: permission to cruise lucrative routes solely between American ports, mainly in the Hawaiian islands, that are off limits to foreign vessels.
But while the act shielded domestic shippers from foreign competition, it also shackled many U.S. shippers competing with foreign lines to the inefficient domestic shipbuilding industry.
In the foreign line-up they were checking passports and they sent me straight back to the EU line.
Avoid the foreign lines that do.
For example, the importation of foreign rodents is prohibited in Australia, and so various coat types, colours, and varieties have been bred separately from foreign lines, or are just not obtainable within that country.
However, the weekend's events make the "foreign agents" line seem unlikely.
While maintaining a restrictive domestic system, Rumania has taken a fairly independent foreign policy line.
Thus far, neighbours in the exclusive area, where foreign embassies line the streets, have largely borne disturbances with gritted teeth.
Foreign donors line up to fund the Conservatives' next election campaign, as a few did for Labour at the last election.
