Banks

[bangks]

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Sir Joseph, 1734–1820, English naturalist.
Nathaniel Prentiss 1816–94, U.S. army officer and politician: Speaker of the House 1856–57.

Banks

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Iain ( Menzies ). 1954–2013, Scottish novelist and science fiction writer. His novels include The Wasp Factory (1984), The Crow Road (1992), and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007); science-fiction (under the name Iain M. Banks) includes Look to Windward (2000)
Sir Joseph . 1743–1820, British botanist and explorer: circumnavigated the world with James Cook (1768–71)

Banks

British botanist who took part in Captain James Cook's voyage around the world (1768–1771), during which he discovered and cataloged many species of plant and animal life.

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Elizabeth Banks explains why comedy is harder than drama, Brian Tyree Henry recalls being mistaken for his characters and more tales from our limited series / TV movie Roundtable.

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Banks: I think the degree of difficulty with comedy is much higher.

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Banks are built on trust: customers put money in, believing they can get it out again whenever they want.

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Back on “The Better Sister” set, Banks and Biel were happy to play on the same team.

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“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States,” the court said.

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