"drain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A cloak is a substantial drain.
- Assuming no other changes, these programs would constitute a substantial drain on the earnings of our future workers.
- Local knowledge led to the rediscovery of a substantial medieval drain with fine stonework and enough space for a person to walk through.
- During the following year it became apparent to the Soviets that oil and gas subsidies, along with the cost of maintaining massive troops levels, represented a substantial economic drain.
- That represents a substantial drain on the beleaguered economy.
- Government programs that are duplicative or inefficient can be a substantial drain on the federal budget.
- When we activate, there'll be a substantial drain, and warp speed is going to drop off.
- It adds up to a very substantial drain on the economy.
- Absent reform, Social Security and Medicare costs would constitute a substantial drain on the earnings of future workers (see figure 1.10).
- These files can constitute up to 10% of the total data transferred, creating a substantial drain on the swarm.
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