But they don't need to write down everything the teacher's said".
First, auto companies' existing creditors need to write down their debts.
Ms. Smith said she had been watching Ms. Seelig's cardiac monitor constantly, so there was no need to write down her vital signs.
European banks may still need to write down another $283 billion of assets this year and next, according to the European Central Bank.
For five of the 25 species, they will need to write down the scientific name of the species — common names are OK for the other 20 species.
Instead, I simply want us all to become aware of the need to write down our choices and assets even if they seem to defy calculation.
Bank of America said last month that it may need to write down $3 billion of debt securities in the fourth quarter that lost value because of defaults on subprime mortgages.
Of course, chief executives and boards don't like to have to tell shareholders they need to write down high levels of legal liabilities and restructuring charges, let alone do so for several years in a row.
A need to write down what is happening in her mind and to give that writing a rhythm and a sound that will come from the nervous system rather than the mind, and will, ideally, resonate within the nervous system of anyone who reads it.
Frustratingly, the "conversation books," as these volumes are known, preserve most of what was said to Beethoven but little of what he said in return: he had not lost the power of speech, and usually had no need to write down his own words.
In a nutshell, mortgage lenders need to write down the amounts owed by individual homeowners — that is, let everyone sit down and relax — but the different stakeholders have been unable to reach an agreement, even if it is in their common interest.
