Sentence examples for being a drain from inspiring English sources

He blames pensioners for being a drain on the UK economy.

Far from being a drain on time, Thorne is passionate about the benefits to both of them.

The proprietor, Mr. Teitlebaum, several months ago discontinued his prescription department and his line of patent medicine as being a drain on the other business.

I learnt above all that Slough is booming and that, far from being a drain on its economy, migrants are essential to it.

I didn't need to be in it: the story had been told anyway, of young people adopting a certain lifestyle, and being a drain on the state.

Rather than being a drain on the public purse, it is as an investment that leads to improved skills and greater productivity.

The upkeep is a drain.

They are a drain on the Medicare Trust Fund.

Mentally, it can be a drain.

That can be a drain on a tight household budget.

Civil unrest anywhere is a drain on the global economy.