11.   Contraction is a euphemism for mercy killing, doing away with teams that nobody cares about in order to stop draining resources from all the other teams.

12.   Even at the big-time college level athletic departments are a chronic revenue drain, and nothing drains resources like stadiums, their empty seats gleaming in the sun.

13.   For their part, Democrats, were delighted at the way the Republican infighting is draining resources that could have been focused on the Democratic nominee.

14.   His Democratic opponent, Vice President Al Gore, says vouchers will drain needed resources from public schools.

15.   Industry critics contend that hospitals are weighted down by top-heavy administrations that drain valuable resources.

16.   Its need for experienced Pashto- and Dari-speaking broadcasters could drain resources from the VOA.

17.   Nor do power-plant scrubbers or space stations or antimissile defenses -- all of which drain resources from other productive activities when the economy is booming.

18.   Several of those states are suing the federal government, saying millions of illegal aliens are draining their resources.

19.   Several border states are suing the federal government, insisting that illegal aliens are draining their resources.

20.   She started visiting hospitals to pray for sick people and found that some were on the verge of eviction, because medical expenses had drained their resources.