entrepot in a sentence

Examples

1. The mainland's WTO membership, according to Mr Hui, could have a negative impact on Hong Kong's entrepot status.
2. The Kingdom of Maynila a vassal-state of the Sultanate of Brunei also became an entrepot, but between Borneo and the Philippines.
3. But in a city whose colonial history shaped it as an international entrepot, the switch has sparked emotional hand-wringing and politicized debate.
4. After Deng Xiaoping opened China's economy in 1978, Hong Kong became an entrepot for goods moving in and out of the country.
5. The crowding could " threaten the entrepot trade which forms the basis of the Singapore economy, " the think-tank said.
6. Pillars of this position were the dominance of the Amsterdam Entrepot in European trade, and that of the West India Companies in intercontinental trade.
7. Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries it handled a large local trade and was the chief entrepot for British exports to the Spanish colonies.
8. Up by 2.5 per cent was entrepot trade which was supported by theelectronics recovery and tourist arrivals, despite the haze and regionalcurrency depreciations.
9. Hong Kong watched the election with keen interest because its entrepot trade with the Chinese mainland is sensitive to changes in U . S . policy.
10. From 1768 and during the next 20 years onwards Ryberg was allowed to carry on an entrepot trade which was mainly based on smuggling to England.