Sentence examples for largely drained from inspiring English sources

Today we justifiably celebrate a New York largely drained of menace.

Because Safin was largely drained of energy, the contest was effectively over after one set.

Northwest of Newmarket in Cambridgeshire is Wicken Fen, a nature reserve belonging to the National Trust, that is a surviving part of the now largely drained Fens.

What once shaped up as a week of desultory brinksmanship over a potential government shutdown has been largely drained of suspense.

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.

Other Arab countries that do not face such internal strains usually do so because of the strong security measures of a highly centralized state, which largely drains the concept of citizenship of much if its freedoms, rights and vitality.

"The ideological content has largely been drained out of the oil business," says Daniel Yergin, president of Cambridge, Mass.-based Cambridge Energy Research Associates.

"The ideological content has largely been drained out of the oil business," says Daniel Yergin, president of Massachusetts-based Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a consultancy.

The moral and spiritual passion has largely been drained from Liberal America, weakening the power of its values to shape our society.

Southward to the Wabash valley are rich farmlands, obtained largely by draining and clearing marshes.