Sentence examples for ordered from foreign from inspiring English sources

The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 caused further delays as a number of components had been ordered from foreign manufacturers.

But ordering from foreign companies means extra costs.

When McDonald's branches began sprouting around the globe, sociologists offered endless analyses of their appeal, which boiled down to the fact that Americans abroad felt pretty much like dolts when it came to handling foreign currency, ordering from foreign menus and asking directions of people who didn't have the faintest idea what they were saying.

Ermine robes and a gold sceptre have been ordered from London and foreign dignitaries have been invited.

For Christmas we never had presents, but my father ordered books from foreign parts.

Participants were able to consider the behaviours around ideal interactions, for example how they research new locations they were travelling to, how they order from a foreign menu and how they plan to travel to the airport.

Americans in need of prescription drugs have resorted to surreptitiously ordering drugs from foreign countries, having their doctors prescribe twice the needed dose, splitting pills or obtaining their medications from family members or friends who have more comprehensive insurance coverage.

Lobbyists for the drug industry said the new makeup of the Senate would make it easier to kill bills that the brand-name drug companies oppose, including measures that would have encouraged elderly Americans to order drugs from foreign countries or helped generic drug makers move their products to market more quickly.

Henceforward Athens and Sparta would take their orders from foreign conquerors first Macedonia, then Rome.

Before that, a smear campaign in the press suggested the council takes orders from foreign donors.

"We have received five orders from foreign customers, and concluded seven transactions with your help.