Banks say their forbearance will help keep people in their homes; the worry is that they are simply postponing inevitable repossessions in the hope of avoiding debt write-offs now.

银行称，他们的忍耐将有助于让大家呆在各自的家园；担忧是，他们只是抱着避免债务核销的希望推迟召回必然的款项。

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Nor had they reached agreement on how steep the write-offs would be that holders of Greek debt might be required to take.

在多大程度上减免希腊的债务也需要他们达成一致。

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He thinks the ratio will revert to around 12% through a combination of lower interest rates, debt repayments and write-offs.

他还认为结合更低的利率，债款偿还额和勾销，这个比率将有望降回12%左右。

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They hope that rivalry between rich countries will bring both debt write-offs and pledges of new money.

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Despite high expectations, large-scale debt write-offs or generously-priced purchases of the state-owned Irish banks are unlikely to occur.

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The future, perhaps for the next 10 to 20 years, will be a story of debt cancellation, restructuring, write-offs, defaults and foreclosures.

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