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Of an increasing call for inhibited oil.
Re fish-by-rail v. fish-by-road, that helicopters may make it all flying-fish some day.
That this would be a fine kettle of fish for road tra nSpo rt.
The conclusion that Joseph coats and rainbow ties for conductors may place the fair but not the fare.
That the recent high winds had a strong effect upon many steering gears and those operating them.
Of a riderless motorcycle apparently chasing a light van, but later found to be attached to it by a special drawbar.
A reader remarking that a "C.M." reference to "a complete absence of flat spots" reminded him painfully of recent experiences when home-hunting.
Still of far too much trouble with electrical equipment.
That cutting prices and quality of such essentials may earn a bad reputation for an Otherwise good .vehicle.
Of rubber-impregnated leather which gives high resistance to wear and the absorption of moisture. _ That Onazote thermal-insulating _ material is a highly cellular form of ebonite weighing as little as 4 lb. per cubic ft.
That the principle of the survival of the fittest is giving place to the survival of the fattest—fattened at the expense of the fit.
Of an 1.R.I.E. Council member who, after a meeting, forgot to put his anti-theft warning horn out of action and raised a great din when he
switched on. o That, when a nation is down on its luck, bad roads are a particularly bad policy.
That even jet-engine compressor blades are now being made from sintered powder That with State control the State tends to become uncontrollable, and therein lies the danger.
Of someone saying that Britain has achieved greatness, but now has had a great mess thrust upon her. — -- That hauliers should remember what an important part Combined Operations played in winning the war.