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That saving fuel is a saving grace.
That " B.R.S." was not intended to stand for Bad Road Service.
That it may be taken that way unless it soon improves.
That those who outstay their welcome eventually become the well-gone.
That this applies to governments as well as individuals.
That the U.S.A. dollar is worth only 39 cents of its 1914 purchasing value.
That it is queer, when you come to think of it, how the finish of moving p4rts may either hasten or postpone their finish From a leather merchant that there is now almost a glut of this material because high prices have forced makers to employ alternative products.
That in the first three months of 1951, 6,700 tons of tinplate were sent to Europe—sufficient for over 73m. 1 lb. cans—yet canning is being heavily cut in Britain. That the Sentinel continues to challenge all comers.
That Portugal is going ahead with road and bridgebuilding schemes.
That the maker of Edbro gears must have had some tips on Egyptology.
That the actions of this Government seem to have inaugurated a busman's holla day.
Of a driver fined at Haywards Heath for driving with an unsecured load.
That, as cases of mineral waters narrowly missed pedestrians, he was lucky not to be charged with manslaughter.
That even the present meat ration is too heavy for one man to lift on to a roof rail in a van.
That, in the absence of mechanical hoisting gear, large pieces of meat must be carried on the floor
That if depreciation were charged on the replacement value of capital assets instead of on prewar cost, half of Britain's industry would be found to be working at no profit