Set amongst the Machiavellian machinations of New York City power politics and finance , BILLIONS weaves an intricate narrative featuring a high-stakes game of predator-versus-prey as it follows two highly ambitious opposing figures : hard-charging , blue-blooded , politically connected U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades ( Paul Giamatti ) and brilliant , ...
[Slang] Sand badger (Zo[o]l.), the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma). Sand bag. A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc. A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins. Sand ball, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. Sand bath. (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed. A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. Sand bed, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace.
An outwash plain, also called a sandur, sandr or sandar, is a plain formed of glacial sediments deposited by meltwater outwash at the terminus of a glacier. As it flows, the glacier grinds the underlying rock surface and carries the debris along. The meltwater at the snout of the glacier deposits its load of sediment over the outwash plain, with larger boulders being deposited near the terminal moraine, and smaller particles travelling further before being deposited. Sandurs are common in Icelan