The term banana republic is often used in a disparaging sense; it suggests an unstable government. From Wordnik.com. [banana republics] Reference
No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. From Wordnik.com. [20 Fascinating Facts About the Natural Healing Power of Bananas] Reference
If a banana is a fruit, then what do you define say, an orange, and apple, or a grape as?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » EFCA in International Comparison] Reference
I would have squeezed if he had offered an apple. i am sure his banana is a little bit mushy. From Wordnik.com. [Fabio’s Kitchen of Love] Reference
Oh, and did I mention they have banana filling, making them what she calls banana split cupcakes?. From Wordnik.com. [We love Ice Cream Before Dinner] Reference
In future I (hall - always life: the term banana inftead of %, which is that the autlior has employed. From Wordnik.com. [Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World] Reference
Are they steamed in banana leaves or in corn husks?. From Wordnik.com. [Una Cena Estilo Michoacano--A Michoac�n-style Supper] Reference
Great prasad ben, adding banana is a good twist. From Wordnik.com. [Banana-Sooji Sheera] Reference
Walnuts are a very common inclusion in banana bread. From Wordnik.com. [Hazelnut Banana Bread | Baking Bites] Reference
And did you know, botanically speaking, banana is an herb?. From Wordnik.com. [» Tomatoes Really are Fruit Strocel.com] Reference
It has the odor of the banana and is often termed banana oil. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Apple] Reference
Latin American banana producing countries have been lobbying the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The banana is a plant that has been revered for over 5,000 years. From Wordnik.com. [A conversation with Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World] Reference
Who would've thought the word banana could inspire so much talent?. From Wordnik.com. [The microfiction contest thread] Reference
A single slice of fresh banana is pressed into the top of each one. From Wordnik.com. [Bites from other Blogs | Baking Bites] Reference
Also, most of the nutrition in a banana is concentrated at one end. From Wordnik.com. [Sea kraits: radical intraspecific diversity, reproductive isolation, and site fidelity] Reference
The tamales from the area are the high end - wrapped in banana leave. From Wordnik.com. [Xalapa, the good, the bad and the ugly] Reference
As above, anywhere where we put a placeholder the word banana will appear. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Point Forums] Reference
It is available in banana, vanilla, chocolate-vanilla swirl and chocolate. From Wordnik.com. [14 posts from February 2007] Reference
The finer banana is never seen in the States, as it will not bear shipping. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
TBRE also made amazing whole grain banana bread, which I plan to have for dinner. From Wordnik.com. [oh her body was like falling in the moonlight glowing blue] Reference
No wonder so many businesses have left Missouri; it's a freakin 'banana republic!. From Wordnik.com. [What is the antonym of "analysis"? ITEP Has Published That] Reference
This starchy cousin of the banana is cooked in many delicious ways in Southern India. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
Imagine the meeting that could have spared us these two experts in banana-peel celebrity. From Wordnik.com. [Calamity Jane] Reference
Mary ordered a leg of pork wrapped in banana leaves that fell apart at the touch of a fork. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Beetle] Reference
Oaxacan tamales are wrapped in banana leaves, flatter and generally greasier than corundas. From Wordnik.com. [Una Cena Estilo Michoacano--A Michoac�n-style Supper] Reference
Process until the banana is broken up well, then add pumpkin, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
So, in his very next speech, this economist, Alfred Kahn, substituted the word banana instead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2006] Reference
I have brought you a most beautiful stew; it must be cooked just as it is, tied up in banana-leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The King of the Snakes and Other Folk-Lore Stories From Uganda] Reference
The peanut butter flavor is not overwhelming, but definitely is a nice twist on the plain banana bread. From Wordnik.com. [Peanut Butter Swirl Banana Bread | Baking Bites] Reference
They were wrapped in banana leaves as I recall, small and dense and heavy with the strong taste of mole. From Wordnik.com. [Let's talk about tamales] Reference
They ended up using the word banana, until banana companies complained and then they started using kumquat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2008] Reference
Brings to mind elections in banana republics, Eastern Europe, and Africa where fear is always on the ballot. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina superdelegate still undecided] Reference
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