1.   Basra imported vast quantities of kermes and indigo to dye textiles red and blue.

2.   But Mexico also imports huge quantities of corn from the United States, and sells it at cheap prices for animal feed and human consumption.

3.   Last year China imported record quantities of rapeseed and soybeans, because foreign oil seed production is cheaper and the quality often higher than that of domestically grown crops.

4.   Mexico imports huge quantities of natural gas and gasoline from the United States, not the other way around.

5.   The country now imports large quantities from Mexico, Nigeria, Venezuela and other nations.

6.   The farm industry sees a potentially lucrative market in Cuba, which despite the embargo, already imports limited quantities of rice, corn, and other products.

7.   They are also able to import small quantities of products like cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, favorite items that are difficult to find at home.

8.   Prosecutors introduced evidence that Aum Shinri Kyo members planned to import large quantities of phosphorus trichloride from sources in China, Kyodo said.

9.   Both Greece and Italy import large quantities of oil from Iran.

10.   But Ukraine is becoming increasingly dependent on nuclear power, since it has no funds to import sufficient quantities of oil and natural gas from Russia.