The word 'bes' is not a recognized word in English and is not considered correct or usable in written English.
It may be a misspelling of the word 'best' or 'bees'.
The signs of common themes emerging from the various pollsters' tweaks, as well as from the BES, is good news for the industry, as well as for all those who see value in having access to imperfect information – rather than no information at all – about what their fellow citizens think.
Investors gave a cautious welcome to assurances from Portugal's central bank that BES is adequately capitalised.China's economy grew by 7.5% year-on-year in the second quarter, up from 7.4% in the first quarter and in line with the government's target for annual GDP growth.
Instead of relying on online volunteers or citizens who are happy to talk to strangers on their landline, the BES data is collected – at considerable cost – by going out and knocking on doors.
BTG Pactual is itself leading the book-building, and Bradesco BBI, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citibank, BB Investimentos, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS, XP Investimentos and BES Investimento are also participating.
That is because they are moving with BES's untroubled assets to the healthy Novo Banco.That makes the BES rescue a fudged hybrid of bail-in (where investors foot the bill) and bail-out (where taxpayers do).
Representatives of the construction industry defended the lack of signatories to the charter, claiming that it referred to BES 6001 steel, which can be produced outside of Britain, rather than simply British steel.
Possibly a sub-Saharan import, with his lion's mane, toothy grin and bandylegged body, Bes was no beauty.
… On the front of the chariot, prominently displayed, is the head of the Egyptian god Bes.
Rebecca has been a widow for over 20 years; maybe the might-have-beens are still-could-bes.
More a blend of has-beens and never-will-bes, some think: the shadow cabinet chosen by William Hague, the new Tory leader after his election on June 19th, will set few pulses racing.Mr Hague had his problems.
First came the New York Dolls, a raucous gang of Rolling Stones wanna-bes in stack heels whose greatest moments were live shows at the Mercer Arts Center on the edge of Washington Square and who established a style of short and simple guitar-based songs.
