to reduce the quantity of goods brought from other countries
die Menge der aus anderen Ländern importierten Waren verringern (die menge der aus anderen landen importierten waren verringern)
"The country aims to cut down on imports to strengthen local industries."
"Das Land strebt an, die Importe zu verringern, um die lokalen Industrien zu stärken." (Das Land strebt an, die Importe zu verringern, um die lokalen Industrien zu stärken.)
to become accustomed to a regular way of working
to remain in a leading or advantageous position
to insistently demand something
to aim to be the best at something
to behave in a confident and graceful way
to introduce innovation gradually