As a girl, she was often dragged into the yard and doused with buckets of water or dumped into a full bathtub of water.
But her top notes are often dragged flat, as if pulled down by the lower register's weight; and she has a tendency to swoop, taking a moment to bring a note or a vowel into clear focus.
Growing up in 1970s San Francisco I was often dragged by my parents to explicit foreign films at small cinemas like the Clay or the Vogue, the Balboa or the Castro.
China maintains a strict quota on the number of foreign films screened in the country each year, and those that make the cut are often dragged down by censorship.
As a work-at-home dad, this means I'm often dragged into the fray, making me long for even more lacrosse practices or, better yet, etiquette classes, where at least they'll learn something and get to hang with friends.
Yes, Chaney conceded, "the whole movie feels overstuffed and overlong, and the non-action scenes are often dragged down by stilted dialogue.
Members of these groups are often dragged down by inadequate access to business networks, role models, training, assets, credit and other resources.
"Later I went back to composing 'normally,' but it was probably still atonal," says Joop. "We were often dragged along to openings and premieres," Joris reminisces.
The victims are often dragged for distances on the ground, lifted and slammed back to the ground, and attempts are often made to break arms and legs by twisting.
At the same time, going online at home, except in a few cases, is often a drag because of inadequate modem speeds.
