This has spurred major efforts to write-off loans by the two pilot banks and considerable progress at the largest of the SOCBs (the ICBC).

The mighty mass of many a mingled race, Who dwell in towns where he pursued the chase; The men degenerate shirted, cloaked, and hosed- Nose and eyes only to the day exposed

I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time.

Alternative form: south-southwestward