This increases thoracic volume in a vertical direction. Inspiration is aided by contraction of the parasternal and external intercostals, which raise the ribs when they contract and increase thoracic volume laterally. Other thoracic muscles become involved in forced (deep) inspiration.
(August 2007) Arrears (also sometimes known as an arrearage) is a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due.
Subordinated debt is a class of debt whose holders have a claim on the company's assets only after the senior debtholders' claims have been satisfied. Subordinated debt offers investors a risk/return profile above that of senior debt, but below the risk/return profile of pure equity.