1.   And imported materials make up a stunning percentage of Russian foods and other goods.

2.   Another initiative, begun in Africa, sought to replace imported building materials with cheaper local ones, and came up with straw.

3.   Because imported materials are used to make the casings, he said, their price must float to account for the changing cost of the raw materials.

4.   A falling ringgit increases the costs of imported materials and threatens to widen the current account deficit.

5.   A falling ringgit raises the cost of imported materials, which could increase the current account deficit.

6.   A weak mark increases the price of imported materials and semi-finished goods for German industry, and tends to push up domestic prices.

7.   Imported building materials, foreign construction methods, and foreign contractors could help reduce the costs of reconstruction.

8.   If they then need dollars to buy imported materials, they have to pay still another commission to convert the yen back into the U.S. currency.

9.   It was also to reduce the loss in foreign exchange, since investment in the telecommunications industry relied a lot on imported materials.

10.   Maquiladoras along the northern border are working with imported materials, and they must pledge to return their poisonous wastes and their raw materials to their countries of origin.