And there were calls for the theatre to close as it had become a big drain on local council finances.

But perhaps the biggest drain on the production was a screenplay that never seemed to be completed.

These problems caused the biggest drain on the foundation's resources.

"It's not like the show's that big a drain," she says.

It is a common axiom that the middle classes are the biggest drain on the country, looks quite true.

The big economic drain, they said, has been the sluggish real estate market.

For 20 years, health care has been a growing sector of the economy, a huge competitive burden and a big drain on the Federal budget.

But there's no bigger drain on public funds than financing the dole.

"It's not a perfect situation," she said, but "it didn't turn out to be any sort of big financial drain."

Some of my explorations are a big drain on the corporations.