But it was certainly draining all motivation out of him.
Last night's talks were certainly draining: Keep Talking Greece reports that one attendee, the general secretary for public finances, actually fainted.
But in fact, Mr. Schundler's plan would almost certainly drain the state budget while eroding New Jersey's already troubled system of public education.
It will certainly drain off, be reabsorbed by the distractions of American life, unless we figure out how to act on it, aim it at the politicians we elected, demand that they represent us and begin shaping "hope" into collective action.
SALT LAKE CITY — The rancorous debate in Washington over whether to raise the federal debt ceiling is alarming many of the nation's governors from both parties, who fear that whatever the outcome, much-needed money will almost certainly be drained from their states.
And it's certainly emotional, exhausting, draining and never-ending (paperwork).
This procedure is certainly insufficient to drain adequately a tension pneumoperitoneum but it helps to reduce the intra-abdominal pressure, which might cause an abdominal compartment syndrome.
Whether you emerge feeling emotionally drained, which is certainly the intent, may depend on how much you already know about Theresienstadt and how many of the other works inspired by it you've already seen (like "Way to Heaven," staged last year in the East Village).
"After working at a desk all day you may well be mentally drained but your body certainly wont be," she says.
The trend will almost certainly continue, since the terrorist attacks alone may have drained as many as 500,000 jobs from the economy.
