One Hears
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That when designing a garage and service station, it is a good idea for the draughtsman to "stake out" a grille floor.
That 2,500 workers of the Moscow Motor Works study at specialized secondary or technical schools in their spare time.
That few things annoy most politicians more than being confronted with quotations from their own forgotten speeches.
That gas turbines for commercial vehicles will have to be very good indeed before manufacturers and operators will be convinced of the advisability of changing from oil engines. That if traffic queues become much more, stationary they may provide more opportunities for buskers.
Of much more appreciation of the money-saving and other valuable characteristics of light-metal coachwork.
That the jack-knifing of semi-trailer outfits has nothing to do with any razor gangs, but like them, is coming well under control.
• An old reader sighing that many beauty spots of his youth have broken out into a rash of often ugly factories and other "utility" buildings.
That one man's privilege is another man's poison.
That poor maintenance can easily spoil good first impressions.
That British industry can't afford to grow "lilies of the field."
'At what distance does short distance change to long distance?"
That a too-eye-catching roadsafety poster may cause a driver to take his eye off the road.