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Old 16-Jul-2009, 11:22
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What would be the meaning of "a city quarter stills sputters along"?

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Old 16-Jul-2009, 11:29
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It still has a community and some life left - there are shops, people moving around, places to go and socialise - but the district is suffering and may well finally become stagnant and die. It is just about keeping going, like a motorcycle about to run out of gas.
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