1.   If other drains are stopped up or slow running, the problem may be in the main vent stack or a large drain line.

2.   Inefficient agricultural enterprises carried over from the Soviet era are another large drain on the state treasury.

3.   The other large drain, the documents show, was the membership drive.

4.   A large drain in the floor allowed warders to hose down the bodies after execution.

5.   Building large drains along the road will surely resolve the problem of frequent flooding.

6.   Many are heavily in debt, causing a large drain on the state budget.