Sentence examples for not a drain from inspiring English sources

It was not a drain on government funds, but contributing to them.

Mr Davis, a respected advocate, may bring order to disjointed programmes.Just as promising, restoration is increasingly seen as an economic boon, not a drain.

Mortgages or bank equity earn income and can later be sold; they are not a drain on the Treasury like a tank or a dole cheque.

"They are people who become very productive members of the U.S. economy -- it's not a drain on the U.S. at all," he added.

Because they are the people who will make an organisation more diverse, who will defend it because they see it as a community asset, not a drain.

As you discuss new roles with management, keep in mind that you are a resource to the company, not a drain, Mr. Kennedy says, and that you "still have valuable contributions to make".

But watch the canopy from this broad view-place in this brief, phantom change-season, and it's not a draining you're seeing.

I paid a gap-year company £2,600 for the trip, so I certainly wasn't a drain on local resources.

This defence of immigration comes up a lot: immigrants aren't a drain on any service or benefit, being on average fitter and younger than the indigenous population.

Before the game, Mets Manager Bobby Valentine was asked if it wasn't a drain on a team's roster to have McGwire on it, knowing he was limited to one at-bat.

Immigrants should not be a drain on taxpayers.