11.   When low tides threatened to run his towboats aground, he imported sonar equipment from the United States to map the riverbed.

12.   China plans to reintroduce tax breaks for foreign companies importing equipment, in an effort to boost high-tech investment, an official newspaper reported Tuesday.

13.   China will offer tax exemptions for certain imported equipment for projects the government wants to encourage, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

14.   China will import equipment and solicit loans from foreign governments and international financial organizations for its wind energy development, Wang said.

15.   Dewidag also imported equipment needed to install the structure, such as a special jack machine to fasten cables in the concrete.

16.   Fiallos said the deal was used to import duty-free equipment into Nicaragua although the contract had nothing to do with hardware.

17.   He said only genuine production and recording companies which had approved permits from the International Trade and Industry Ministry could import such equipment.

18.   In a recent soap opera on North Korean state television, a young engineer argues with an older colleague about whether their firm should import foreign equipment.

19.   It collects and recycles solid waste, imports cleaning equipment, and handles sewage and indoor cleaning.

20.   It is also allowed to import equipment to rebuild its frayed oil industry infrastructure.