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That "The man in the street" is not necessarily the man up our street.
That demanding more and more for less and less has become a habit.
That this habit, if indulged in to excess, will eventually benefit nobody but our competitors in world markets.
That Labour's boasted " promise " to industry to re-nationalize transport is in reality a threat to its prosperity. 0 That clean workshops, painted in scientifically chosen colours, have been known to raise production by 10 per cent.
That, as Shakespeare almost said, "It is the bright day brings forth the L plate and craves wary walking "—and driving.
That volume for volume, liquified petroleum gas has approximately 27 per cent. leSs heat than petrol, whilst oil fuel has 10 per cent. more.
That playing fields .really are keeping many children off the highways, although concrete roads still have an irresistible attraction for the marbles addict. • That quick-freezers are being used to keep aluminium parts malleable during their fabrication.
That the " shareholders " hit by a trade slump would include workers participating in profit-sharing schemes.
That the T.G.W.U. will win the gratitude of the householder if it succeeds in its campaign against stony coal, That if the incombustible contents remain and the price increases we shall all be "stony" That some ultrasonic detectors can " see " through 3 ft. of steel and show internal defects on an oscilloscope, whilst others indicate them by the sound effect in earphones.
That the French Government have under consideration a suggestion that the exhausts of oil-engined vehicles should be discharged at not less than 6 ft. 6 in. from the ground.
That objectors have pointed out that such exhaust fumes are heavier than air and may descend into passenger vehicles stationary or running at low speed. B3