Sentence examples for drain much from inspiring English sources

It intends to drain much of the accumulated alphabet soup from its many agencies' names.

The Danube and two of its tributaries, the Rába and Dráva rivers, are of Alpine origin, while the Tisza River and its tributaries, which drain much of eastern Hungary, rise in the Carpathian Mountains to the east.

South of the Olifants River, in the area between the escarpment and the sea, a large number of other river systems, including the Komati, Pongolo, Mfolozi, Mgeni, and Tugela, drain much of KwaZulu-Natal; the Tugela ranks as the largest river by volume in the country.

If he can continue to re-engage with Latin America in a spirit of mutual respect, he has a chance to rebuild Washington's hemispheric reputation and drain much of the anti-American sentiment upon which Chávez has thrived for the past decade.

Likewise, slope sites with hollows usually drain much more slowly than sites on ridges.

The sites of the hollows usually drain much more slowly than sites on ridges because the hollows can concentrate water.

The NAACP, along with the UFT argue that charter schools drain much-needed resources from the NYC DOE school system.

Friday's drubbing by the Celtics, after a typical New York buildup, drained much of the joy.

The window in question, a slot in the canyon, drains much of the basin.

The Cuanza drains much of central Angola and is the only Angolan river of economic significance.

Nevertheless, greater moderation in London and Dublin has drained much of the poison from an ancient conflict.