His novel details the history of the region, formerly called the "Pontine Marshes," which was for centuries malaria-infested swampland until the regime, assisted as well by World War I refugees it pressed into service, drained and converted it for agricultural use.
Every year, there's another hot new online service, another drain into which to pour your time.
We must break once and for all with mechanisms, such as those of debt and debt servicing, that drain the resources of the developing world and make it possible to keep its countries backward, dependent, subjugated and destitute.
Money for education and other government services was drained away; revenues intended for the central government were retained in the provinces.
They and their neighbours have no access to basic sanitation or health services; open drains along the roads flow with filth.
She said that if conventional telephone companies like Qwest were allowed to avoid regulation by moving their business to Internet-based service, it would drain money from the universal service funds that have enabled low-income residents, as well as schools and libraries, to afford basic phone service.
There is also an outdoor test area (concrete pad with services and central drain) that adds an additional 1152 ft2 (107 m2) of wet laboratory area.
At the same time, some have grown wary of location services: they can drain our batteries, they might feel intrusive and what data are they collecting, exactly?
Public service alert: Stop draining your pasta in the sink.
Turning off GPS and other location services can reduce battery drain, as many apps access location services despite many of them not actually needing a location to function.
