Word: bankes
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...principal figure was the head of the Bank of England, a fellow called Montagu Norman. He was a complete eccentric. He carried the mystique that Alan Greenspan did a few years ago. His major problem was he had a very fragile mental constitution - not a good attribute if you're a central banker - but he exerted this influence, particularly on Americans. They were just completely bowled over by him. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...three-point play on the next possession. Captain guard Andrew Pusar then put back a miss to make it 44-37.Miller put back his own miss the next time up the floor, but Santa Clara would make it 47-43 with 12:08 left. Lin answered with a quick bank shot. Boehm then hit an open three, and Lin followed—after taking a pass from freshman guard Oliver McNally at the top of the key—with a bullet pass down low to an open Miller for a layup as the Crimson went up, 54-43, midway through...
...That’s hockey. It’s going to happen,” Stone said of the absences. “These seasons are so long, and it’s rare when you keep everyone in the lineup. We’re never going to bank on those excuses—they’re great opportunities for other kids to step up.” The loss also breaks Harvard’s 27-game unbeaten streak at Bright. The team’s last defeat at home came almost two years...
...Born in 1956 in the village of Silwad, near Ramallah in the West Bank...
...Through their history, the Tigers have financed their operations with bank robberies and drug smuggling, among other illegal acts. They are also believed to get much of their support from ethnic Tamils living in Western Europe and Canada. Some estimates say the LTTE raises more than $200 million a year...