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That deep, vertical kerbs to curb vehicles, can be dangerous.
A claim that the gross output of the U.S.S.R. rose by 13 per cent. in 1954 as compared with 1953 and by 65 per cent. in comparison with 1950.
That, according to one reader, small children love pretending to be horses and this gives mother a good excuse to tie them up with toy reins and so keep them out of the road.
Of an American " hopper " device to catch road tolls thrown into it by passing drivers.
That it warns by bell if payment be not made or the amount be too small.
Of "The Influence of Murdoch on the Modern World." But how about the influence of Horne?
The question as to whether any tightening of the control of pedestrians would include special control of tight ones.
That it is foolish to try to cross our bridges before we come to them, but wise for engineers to make sure we can when we do.
That most Beans are "has beens," but a few are still running.
That increased productivity has just as much scope amongst the Urn. office workers as in the case of factory employees.
One driver's advice to the wives of others: "If you are icing a cake for your husband for Pete's sake make it pink. He has had a surfeit of the white kind on the road recently."
That hand in hand is not always exactly synonymous with hand in glove.
That it is wise to act together if you can get more together than on your own.
That American " truckers" are using lightweight " tarpaulins " made of neoprenecoated nylon.
That drivers who are always expecting to meet a fool around the corner are less likely to meet a coroner.
That our paragraph concern, ing diplomats who often have urgent need for laundering carried no imputation of dirty work in diplomacy.