Drawback


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Drawback

A tax or duty rebate on imported goods that are exported at a later date.
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I have received a great deal of politeness--some of it really most pressing, and I have experienced no drawbacks whatever.
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He was slightly dishevelled at the moment, and his hair stood up in a disordered mop; but in spite of these drawbacks, he was quite passably good-looking.
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But, with all these allowances and drawbacks, I can tell you one thing, Noel.
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Theoretically, this doctrine is unquestionable; but it has practical drawbacks.
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I suppose every country has some drawbacks, so even this almost perfect fairyland could not be quite perfect.
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The last three, which Agatha liked, helped to make the contrast between Alton and London tolerable to her, but they had their drawbacks, for good partners at the dances, and good performances at the spiritless opera and concerts, were disappointingly scarce.
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Adicionalmente, como lo han solicitado varios gremios empresariales, cambios y precisiones en las normas de aplicacion del drawback son necesarias tanto para facilitar el acceso de las empresas al beneficio, como para evitar que sean sancionadas con multas excesivamente onerosas, por no disponer de informacion adecuada al momento de la aplicacion del regimen.
El drawback como mecanismo de promocion de exportaciones. ?Como mejorar su impacto en las MYPE?
Richard Hughes on runner-up Kyllachy Storm was also suspended for the same day for using his whip with excessive frequency, while Jamie Spencer got the same penalty for using his whip with excessive force on Oldrik, runner-up to Drawback in the 1m2f handicap.
Horse Racing: Turner ends the day on a high note; BATH
The traditional drawback to the use of radiant floor heating has been its cost since a separate air conditioning system is needed.
The next big step--slab radiant heating and cooling
A drawback of cross-laminated films is that when downgauged they become soft and floppy, so they often won't work in conventional bag-making and filling machines.
Grooved rolls stiffen cross-laminated film
The drawback is there could never be a majority Government, if you count that as a drawback.
Letter: Voting system is flawed
Besides that drawback, direct-methanol fuel cells face many technical hurdles.
Pocket sockets: tiny fuel cells for portable electronics have arrived, almost

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