Gradually the First bank of the United States evolved into a sort of banker's bank, gaining the power to police lesser commercial Banks.

美利坚第一银行因而逐渐演化为银行的银行，把握着监督较小的商业银行的权力。

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It is obvious that among the lesser-developed economies bank loans and equities are a much greater source of external financing than are corporate bonds.

可以明显看出，在比较不发达的国家，相对于公司债券，银行贷款和普通股在外来资金来源中占了绝大部分比例。

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Citibank, and to a lesser extent Bank of America, are also widely believed to have deep relationships with Enron.

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Arnott, who has managed the fund since 2002, believes mean reversion could take hold as soon as some uncertainties are taken removed from the market, especially concerning General Motors, Citigroup, and to a lesser extent, AIG and Bank of America 's merger with Merrill Lynch.

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Start your stroll at the north bank promenade in Kleinbasel (Lesser Basel), a picturesque residential area thriving with local coffee and art shops tucked in between old brick houses decorated with red and purple pansies and colourful wooden shutters.

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