Sir Rod Eddington, a former boss of British Airways, argued in a 2006 review of Britain’s transport needs that mature economies rarely see huge benefits from a single project.

罗德-爱丁顿爵士，前英国航空公司的老总，在2006年回顾英国的交通需求时表示，一个成熟的经济体很少会因为单个项目而获得巨大的收益。

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But Rod Bluh, the council's boss, is clear about the main thrust of the scheme: "If this works, we plan to sell networks to other councils."

但市议会长官罗德•布卢很清楚该计划的主攻方向：“如果这个[网]运转有效，我们计划把网络卖给其他市议会。”

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Last year he appointed Sir Rod Eddington, an ex-boss of British Airways, to study the long-term impact of transport on the economy.

去年，他委托英航前总裁Rod Eddington爵士研究交通政策对经济的长期影响。

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The study, conducted by Sir Rod Eddington, a former boss of British Airways, called in 2006 for piecemeal improvements to deal with Britain's chronic transport congestion.

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And the plan contradicts a report in 2007 by Sir Rod Eddington, a former boss of British Airways, which was meant to lay down the rules for transport spending for decades to come.

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