How do I sort clips in order imported?

In iMovie11, I imported a previously edited movie from my Sony DV camera.  The iMovie software automatically broke the edited movie back down into clips, which is annoying enough but it was made even more annoying by the fact that THE CLIPS ARE NOT IMPORTED IN ORDER OF THE EDITED MOVIE.
I've researched this and am told that iMovie6 doesn't do this.  I have iMovie6 but unfortunately it doesn't work with the new OS.
Sigh.
So.  Am I missing something?  Is there any way to import one long 1-hour clip in iMovie11?  If not...
Is there any way to sort the clips in the order they were imported so I can reconstruct the movie easily? 
That's the only thing I can think of besides buying Final Cut Pro.

Sorry, I missed part 2. Unless CS4.2 has added a true "Group" function, like in InDesign, Illustrator, etc., there is not a direct way to keep Selected Clips together. However, you can put them on their own Sequence and then Nest that Sequence with others. This is often done, so that one can apply Effects "globally" to that Nested Sequence. [Note: there is no real Group function in Titler either, but for many operations, one can Select multiple Text Blocks, Shapes, Lines, etc., but there is no way to permanently "hold" that group.]
The Alt-click in the Project Panel, for instance, will allow one to drag all to the Timeline, and the Shift-click (or lasso w/ Cursor) in the Timeline will allow one to apply certain things to that group, but the moment that any other Clip is Selected, that "group," does not exist.
I can see a use for a real Group function, but for things like the application of Effects, one would still need to do the Nesting. Test this out by Selecting just two Clips, and go to apply an Effect - you cannot do that. OTOH, one can apply an Effect to one Clip, Rt-click it and choose Copy, then Select multiple Clips and Rt-click on those, where you would Paste Attributes. Not exactly what I think you are asking about, but the results, with just a few clicks, should be the same.
If I missed your intent and need, let me know where I went wrong.
Good luck,
Hunt

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