His early prototype takes a few cues from Boogie Board's line of scratch pads.

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It will take no less, and possibly considerably longer, to create a new production line from scratch.

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The railway has been rebuilt from scratch by volunteers since 1976 and during 2010 its re-laid Purbeck Line carried more than 210, 000 passengers - the second best performance in its history.

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With a few exceptions, such as Honda's giant Manaus plant, which makes motorbikes from scratch, the Zona Franca has failed to get much beyond serving as an assembly line.

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