1.   A spokesman denied the bank was insolvent, but depositors are rushing to withdraw their money.

2.   And the bank has always been willing to make new loans to cover old ones.

3.   As the banks were rather steep the defenders spent several days cutting entrenchments and embrasures in expectation of battle.

4.   Banks are cautious about making new loans.

5.   Banks are under attack for their refusal to reduce interest rates on loans to small businesses.

6.   Banks have been niggardly in approving loans.

7.   Despite competition from the building societies, banks are still the biggest lenders in Britain.

8.   Generally, banks are not eager to lend huge sums to lottery winners based on the winnings alone.

9.   I wondered where the grassy bank had been.