1.   Dr Hobbs said both parties were caught by the need to appear tough on crime while not wanting to further drain resources by jailing more people.

2.   An extended bidding war with a company the size of Hercules could also drain financial resources when other U.K. chemical makers are available, they said.

3.   And better to let the utilities go bankrupt than drain resources from the state.

4.   Banks are swamped with debt, and uneconomic state-owned enterprises drain resources needed for future growth.

5.   Before, when the central bank had the goal of draining resources with a negative cumulative balance, banks scrambled to raise the funds needed to cover their operations.

6.   A black hole draining huge resources has been rammed through the hull of an economy that was beginning to show the first signs of recovery.

7.   A long strike drains union resources and tests the loyalty of its membership.

8.   A slew of bankruptcies among leading companies, including Hanbo Group and Sammi Group drained financial resources.

9.   Aid officers know that tending to a sick or an elderly parent can drain resources.

10.   But Raynor acknowledged that the fight against Fieldcrest Cannon had drained resources from other efforts at unionization.