1.   Farmers mutter about cheap foreign imports bringing in the disease and the closure of local abattoirs allowing it to spread so quickly.

2.   Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption.

3.   It can prove that it has secured additional revenue sources, while protecting our screens from unwelcome foreign imports.

4.   The company is alive to the threat posed by foreign imports.

5.   The initial idea of making vases out of solid stone was probably a foreign import.

6.   The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.

7.   It also opened up the economy to foreign imports in order to increase competition and break up entrenched monopolies.

8.   The company has been losing more than a million pounds a month and blames the collapse on cheap foreign imports and the recession.

9.   But the weakness of the UK pound helped Pilkington boost market share against foreign imports.