Because Safin was largely drained of energy, the contest was effectively over after one set.
The city has been largely drained of menace, yet New Yorkers lack the confidence that should accompany that accomplishment, writes Michael Powell.
It is worth noting that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the West Bank has been largely drained of deadly violence in the past few years.
What once shaped up as a week of desultory brinksmanship over a potential government shutdown has been largely drained of suspense.
The article "A lonely push for Mideast peace" (Nov. 22) says "It is worth noting that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been largely drained of deadly violence in the past few years".
"When Illusions Are All" (Week in Review, Nov. 21), an analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, says, "It is worth noting that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been largely drained of deadly violence in the past few years".
The only confirmed reports of the creature come from the Hula Valley in northern Israel, whose wetlands were largely drained in the 1950s and where the frog was last seen in 1955, despite numerous surveys since then.
Current policy -- the result of environmental lawsuits and regulatory and legislative changes -- is largely responsible for draining that lifeblood".
The peaty land surrounding the town is largely used for agriculture, drained by numerous ditches and dykes, and there are two large drainage rivers near the town - the Forty Foot Drain, also known as Vermuyden's Drain, and the Sixteen Foot Drain.
The canal passes through a region which is largely rural, much of which is drained artificially.
