Sentence examples for the only drain from inspiring English sources

Highsmith describes a "mob" at the mouth of a subway, "sucked gradually and inevitably down the stairs, like bits of floating waste down a drain," but the only drain we see onscreen is an iron sewer grate, as delicate as the rood screen of a church, that serves as a backdrop to the opening credits.

The hepatic vein (HV) is the only draining vessel in the liver, which has two supplying vessels, from the liver sinus to the inferior vena cava (IVC).

If the taps are left running and the plug can only drain the liquid away slowly, the volume of water in the tub will increase.

Connect a garden hose to the drain valve at bottom of the tank and extend the hose to a floor drain or some other point that is lower than the drain valve as the tank will only drain down to the highest point of the hose.

Running against Mr. Thompson, his Democratic rival, Mr. Weiner wrote, "would only drain the ability of the winner to compete in the general election".

In the end, though, a failure to resolve definitively Greece's position in the single currency can only drain business spirits across the continent.

But others say that a 10-year program of farm aid will only drain the evaporating budget surplus and that the payments are not helping the neediest farmers.

Since MLN not only drain the gut but also systemic sites such as the peritoneal cavity and since the spleen is the secondary lymphoid organ draining the blood both responses could play a role in controlling a systemic infection occurring at this stage [ 52].

The Don knew that an all-out war amongst the Five Families of New York would only drain his resources and destroy the Family business.

As the solar system is constructed now, you can only drain so much light out of the year at this latitude.

They will only drain you of the assets you need to maintain professional bachelor status.