One Hears
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Of those who think that "taken over" is synonymous with "gone under."
That rate-cutting may be throat-cutting for both the offender and other operators.
That it isn't enough merely to produce exportable goods: we must provide facilities for their delivery.
That an improved transparent cutting oil for machine tools is claimed to possess many advantages.
That loose glass may go by road on stillages but we know when loose glass goes on . roads by stoppages That the electricity forecast for next winter suggests that offices will once more qualify as refrigerators.
That, even so, many people will continue getting "het up" over international problems.
Of a wag suggesting that waterproof wrapping might save us the coupons demanded for mackintoshes.
That semi-permanent holes in the road, complete with watchman, hut and brazier are an anachronism and should be made illegal. That•Glasgow recently replaced a tram service by buses. - Expressions of dismay from tram diehards.
Of a driver saying that perishable traffic is often held up by perishing traffic.
That foreign visitors to Earls Court were undoubtedly greatly impressed!
That the speed-up in aircraft production may affect the supplies and prices of light metals.
That synthetic fabrics may do much to prevent trouble with moth, dirt and mould in bus upholstery.
Of a light sleeper saying that he can think of a good reason why road repairs should not be done at night.
That it is just as well that B I T.A.C. changed its name to I.R.U. because Bittac is a sound-deadening compound.
That a busy bodyshop, although of necessity full of busy bodies, isn't necessarily a busybody shop, but may be a hussy-body one