Sentence examples for import-oriented from inspiring English sources

(China and India might require import-oriented consumer economies for that to happen, which is not currently the case).

In contrast to the fancy import-oriented Egyptian supermarkets in upper-class districts, Sainsbury opened many stores in gritty neighborhoods, with a no-frills offering of fresh local goods at consistent discounts.

The Chrysler Corporation said today that it would phase out its 10-year-old Eagle brand at the end of the 1998 model year because of sagging sales for the model series, which is aimed at younger, import-oriented buyers.

For example, they concluded - at what both said was an amicable lunch - that the United States had to strengthen its industrial base and become more export-oriented and that Japan should become more consumer and import-oriented and play a more active role internationally.

It was a basic structural problem where we became very consumer-oriented, very import-oriented.

Global sourcers play a central role in business activities within the import-oriented apparel industry (Ha-Brookshire and Dyer 2008).

A simple adaptation of the Grubel-Lloyd index that uses net imports (or net exports) provides information about whether an industry is relatively more import oriented or export oriented, not only about whether its trade is balanced.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Europeans start exporting these 'officially unlocked' phones to other countries," says Ty Liotta, a senior merchandiser at ThinkGeek.com, an online store that specializes in importing tech-oriented gadgets.

"You just don't get very good choices of cool phones here," laments Ty Liotta, senior merchandiser for ThinkGeek.com, an online store that specializes in importing tech-oriented gadgets.

It is not obvious how easily it could be imported into more service-oriented economies.

Industrial policy shifted from import-substitution to export-oriented activities.