I hope you never take it into your head to commit a murder, sir, said the Inspector. You do seem to have an eye for essentials. And how much of this horticultural poison does it take to kill a human being? asked Henry, ignoring this last. Not a lot, said the inspector quietly.
On the other hand, Stanley Morison, responsible for the typographical identity of The Times in the 1930s, was not an adroit penman - he simply had an unerring eye for good typefaces and strong composition.
Balcon was the sort of producer the British film industry had needed for a long time. He had the eye for detail and concern for quality lacking in Stoll or Samuelson, as well as the sort of business acumen that neither Hepworth nor Pearson had ever displayed.