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.
Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance.here is a fine pediment on the building, in Bath stone, which depicts the parable of the good Samaritan. St Stephens church, situated on Lansdown Hill in Bath, was constructed from a limestone sourced from the Limpley Stoke mine, which is situated in the Limpley Stoke Valley.