Sentence examples for time emptying from inspiring English sources

In his book The Dictator's Learning Curve, William Dobson identifies a perilous trend among authoritarian regimes -- appropriating the forms of democratic governance, but over time emptying them of any substance.

Of course, there also are divergent views, such as a commenter who suggested that the teacher who took the photo of an overflowing wastebasket could have spent the time emptying the trash.

Altering time flying between plants or time emptying flowers has no effect on the efficiency model.

Flooding and drainage issues caused by the Colorado River, which at the time emptied into the bay, precipitated a massive dredging campaign in the 1920s.

Once Zion was on the ground, Higgins fired nine more times, emptying his gun.

Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times, emptying his gun and preparing to reload, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Almost pure time, empty successiveness," Lewis reflects.

Twenty minutes later, even the ambulances on standby were driving away — this time, empty.

This wasn't the first time; empty plates had become common in the camp during the past year.

Over time empty places in our lives get filled in with daily obligations and the gentle sifting of time.

The T.L.C.'s own statistics point to a sad truth: on-duty cabs in New York spend, on average, more than 40 percent of their time empty.