All of his characters are white; many of them hail from the loftier ranks of society, and some from theatrical circles.
Hanks, often musing and always half-amused, hails from the grand rank of actors, like Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, and Joel McCrea, who have mastered the ungrand.
So intent, indeed, were most of them on drinking that they would have suffered severely from the enemy's onset, had not a violent hail-storm and numerous thunderbolts fallen upon the ranks of the foe.
Now to the ranks of Encyclopedia Brown and Cam Jansen comes the newest crop of budding Hercule Poirots: two are American, one is from Botswana, one gang hails from England, and two are Canadians with twitchy noses.
Armorer Wilkinson Sword, hailing from the era of Wellington and Napoleon, came up with a solution sure to delight: a jewel-encrusted sword that will stand in the ranks of Queen Elizabeth II's other regal accoutrement on ceremonial occasions.
The ranks of the top-earning DJs reveal an unfortunate lack of diversity among the top ten, there are no women, and all hail from the U.S. or northern Europe.
Xiao also hails from Dong Zhuang, holds the rank of vice chairman in the PHIA, and operates at least ten other clinics and hospitals in China.
Leaders at ABT also announced that Stella Abrera, who hails from South Pasadena, has been promoted to the rank of principal, which is the highest position for a dancer in a ballet company.
Many within Flores' ranks were Brazilians, some hailing from the nearby Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul.
As far as I'm concerned, I hail from the great state of Illinois, which has the median ranking of 25.
