叁 sān three (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 央 yāng center; end; to finish; to conclude; to beg; to entreat; to plead 夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze 奕 yì abundant; graceful 契 qì to car...
I lived in the shadows of the grace of widows, looking for that first date I was a banker, a lawyer, a spaceman who has seen the empty edges of the universe Where all the stars are counted, where truth has no grace, no time, no space She loved me; she was like I, a darker v...
The enfeebled Walbrook presents a contrast to the mesmerising power of the tidal Old Father, for which there is no finer vantage point than a window seat in the Banker, as the river shoots round the pillars of Cannon Street Bridge. Oh ye, once mighty Walbrook… In the footsteps of Pepys...
An obvious benefit here would be that individuals with special industry knowledge and an innate “feel” for how their industry is doing would be able to better judge the risk to capital than a banker who is disconnected from the industry. I guess what I’m saying is maybe the days of th...
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Most people have never everheardof Hangzhou, even though it is now a city of 10 million people and has 1500 years of history. A friend of mine working at the event texted me:“Expect the Olympics in Hangzhou in your lifetime. Once they sort out the airport it’s a banker. No western...
Knacker of the Yard suggests the merchant bankers among us should refrain from donning the pin-stripes tomorrow, lest Swampy takes offence and goes berserk as you alight at Cannon Street. This is all very worrying. I have, on occasion, had a pot of tea with chums in the square mile, ...
The Bank of England occupies a significant area of land of some three and a half acres. It has reached this size through a series of rebuilds and extensions over the years since the founding of the institution in 1694 as the Government’s banker, and arrival in Threadneedle Street in 1734...
Madame Steele's banker, Gladwell Somersby, and his daughter are at the table. Julia Somersby is a tall, slender eighteen-year-old with a winning smile, her hostess seeing an excellent match for a bold young mariner. Sarah wishes Ben Godspeed on his long voyage counseling him to do what'...
Darren Walker’s influence on the art world has been nothing short of transformative, as he worked through the $16 billion Ford Foundation for 12 years to support underrepresented artists and reshape museum collections across the country. But he’s not one to rest on his laurels, as tempting ...