How To Use Drain In A Sentence

Humus being highly colloidal, has the ability to adsorb and retain for future plant use many of the ions such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphates and ammonia which might be leached from the soil and lost in drainage.
For any of you have done it recently you will know that a great deal of it is about 'issues' such as wheelie bins, blocked drains and planning permission - all of which are really council issues. The Wit & Wisdom of Tony Banks
After the seacock or gate valve is closed, remove the hose temporarily so that it drains and then use an absorbent cloth or turkey baster to eliminate any residual water in the nipple.
After such a long time in storage, all the oil will have drained to the sump.
Transfer the drained veg to a large bowl. Times, Sunday Times

The black and white images suggested a lunar surface with bright elevated land masses, grooved by sloping drainage channels and seemingly surrounded by dark, still pools of oily liquid.
The ebbing of his hope drained his faith.
Remove from oil with tongs and allow to drain on a paper towel.
Sewers overflowed and mixed with rainwater and entered houses through drain pipes.
He drained the tank of all water.
There's an ants' nest under a stone by the drain. Times, Sunday Times
Marti was scheduled to return for another attempt to drain the fluid when her perinatologist told her she had made an appointment for Marti at Children's Hospital's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment. TTTS — Dicus
Where woods existed near undrained marsh or bog, a traveller's difficulties were enhanced.
Drain well and chop finely in a food processor or with a knife.
Taking a dig at the BWSSB, a corporator noted perhaps a cess should be levied on BWSSB every time sewage is let into storm water drains maintained by the BMP.
Add undrained can of macaroni seasoning with sardines. Archive 2009-03-01
Add peas and cook while you rinse and drain noodles. Times, Sunday Times
Wash and drain in a colander then stir leeks and thyme into the onion. Times, Sunday Times
The ferocious battle for good schools and good universities is so expensive and emotionally draining that no parent would want to endure it twice. Times, Sunday Times
However, the leats were not originally built to supply mills with power, but were excavated for the draining and reclamation of land between the city wall and the Exe.
Cook the inaniwa pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until cooked, then refresh in cold water and drain.
Sample sites are located within recent quarry exposures, drainage and road cuttings.
Thedrain saturation current is increased 10% after bonding. To disperse heat of GaNHEMT, this flip chip bonding method seems to be simple and effective.
Workingparent guilt can assume draining proportions in such situations.
Although peeling isn't essential because this variety has a rather thin skin, it is an easy matter to plunge them into boiling water, drain and then slip off the skins.
The bath water slowly drained away.
In bess mountain area, the problem of drainage becomes a nodus because of the special nature of bess and terrain . The nodus must be solved immedialtely.
Human activities, such as land-use change, water storage, interbasin transfers, and irrigation and drainage, influence the hydrological cycle in many river basins (see Chapter 4) [165]. Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 6
This is the tube that drains tear fluid into the nose. The Sun
But now we can't even use the plumbing because the drains are all backed up.
Stronger cleaners such as oven or drain cleaners also contain corrosive substances, which will kill and remove tissue cells.
For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic.
Methods of sealing roof drain pipes in single ply synthetic plastic roof cover systems and roof cover systems employing such drain pipe sealing assemblies
In some ways it's been draining, or at least the changes have left me feeling drained.
United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.
Tubes called drains may be used to remove any build-ups of blood in an area of the body until healing occurs.
The plants should be grown in a sunny or partially shaded spot and prefer a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Times, Sunday Times
Although Mitchell grasses (Astrebla spp.) may be common along drainage lines in adjacent lowland ecoregions (Gulf Plains and Channel Country), it is only in the downs that Mitchell grasses dominate regional vegetation. Mitchell grass downs
Objective To evaluate the effect of nasobiliary drainage ( ENBD ) on acute pancreatitis.
They scratch the soil from beneath the flags, which then sink, and the consequent stench from the drains is abominable, jeopardising the health of the tenants. Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives
You may also be given a drain, to remove any blood and fluid that accumulates around the wound.
He could not argue, looking at Imperial, that there has been a major brain drain of senior staff.
This type of soil will permit good drainage while allowing sufficient water retention.
Choose a free-draining soil to prevent winter waterlogging. The Sun
Likewise in a built environment, as peeling walls are repainted, drains are unclogged, and rooms and household amenities are added.
Pile avo over the toast, top with crab, adding a few slices of drained cucumber. Times, Sunday Times
In New Jersey, native vegetation is mixed oak forest on well-drained upland sites over sandstone, shale, diabase, and basalt. Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)
Ideally, the drainpipe is sloped or inclined approximately 2% or ¼ inch per foot of length, to keep the waste in the pipe, wet and amid liquid to lubricate and promote its slow but constant movement along the length of the pipe. Toilet Paper and Mexican Plumbing
Within a matter of a few months following construction the plaintiff began to receive complaints that water from rainfall was ponding on this upper parking deck and not draining away.
Planting them in soil or compost that is well drained will help too. Times, Sunday Times
The leakage current wastes power, draining the battery used by mobile devices.
The buried valve allowing them to drain and avoid freezing can allow bacterially contaminated water to be drawn into the riser pipe leading to the hydrant.
Geographynote: landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile Burundi
Liquid crystal display having drain and pixel electrodes linkable to a wiring line having a potential
Obivously, by the mere actions of ABC and the other lib media, the censorship of anything healthcare will lead to something being signed .... what they cannot prevent or censor is the draining of your paycheck through taxation ... Pelosi: There will be public option in House health care bill
Kasai Portoenterostomy - This operation connects the bile drainage from the liver directly to the intestinal tract. Treating Biliary Atresia
There were two wounds, one abdominal and one perineal with a tube drain in place draining into a bag.
I tried to study her face for some trace of the winning girl I'd known, but there was nothing left in either her drained appearance or her wheedling manner. Intervals
Good drainage is essential so the soil should be well prepped. Globe and Mail
They have been drained of meaning by their lazy overuse, dangerously sharp and potent concepts reduced to kitsch cliché.
She dipped her goose-feather quill into a jade inkpot, drained the red ink along the side, and unhurriedly marked a circle around the black tent the eunuch had pointed out to her. Shadow Princess
These soil mixtures should include sand, peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, and fir bark for adequate drainage.
Hide practical tools, from dish drainers to plastic bottles of anything out of sight and stage the kitchen as carefully as your living room and bedrooms.
Animals killed by the shechita technique are not stunned before having their throats cut and blood drained out. Plan to label ritually slaughtered meat angers religious group
Winnie pushed away her unfinished toast and drained her glass of lukewarm tea.
Thin coals mark periods of swamp conditions on the floodplain, although some palaeosol profiles suggest relatively well-drained conditions, including a thin calcrete.
Aaron's farm has few drainage problems, but his land, like most gardens in his area, teems with ravenous gophers who seem to crave garlic as avidly as any gourmand.
This will involve placing a small rubber tube called a catheter in the abscess to drain out the fluid.
Add the drained whole tomatoes and chicken stock, making sure the lamb is submerged beneath the liquid. Times, Sunday Times
Drain and mix into the sauce, then stir in the parsley, chives and pecorino cheese. Times, Sunday Times
The ice cubes can then be drained into glasses for drinking water as they melt.
Put a layer of fine gravel into the bottom of the plant pot for drainage.
We are emotionally drained and physically exhausted. Times, Sunday Times
Basmati rice cake Serves 6-8 1 Boil the rice for 3 minutes in water, then drain.
But, as a result of constant draining, the lake's suckerfish declined and eventually became an endangered species.
To get essential drainage if you don't have a rock wall, plant in a mixture of two parts sand or gravel to one part potting mix.
A sieve is like a strainer that you drain spaghetti through when it is done cooking.
It was quite a large foul drain, running 60 feet from the house. Times, Sunday Times
The train I am on does not call at Crewe, and the colour drains from my face at the thought of getting lost in the suburbs south of Manchester.
Roots begin to creep out from the bottom of the pot around drainage holes or they peek through the top soil.
His entire being had been drained by the immense blast he'd unleashed on the assaulting legions, but Rakael's desperate cry for help had catapulted him out of his repose.
Suddenly Grant felt drained and aware once more of the increasing ache in his injured arm and leg.
He drained his bourbon and poured another glass. Times, Sunday Times
Outside in the yard was a storm water drain which was used as an urinal and a water barrel for collecting the water from the roof and the slated stone buildings, a wicket gate leading to a dry toilet at the and of the garden.
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Perlite and vermiculite give it better drainage and aeration.
People did not understand their drainage systems. Times, Sunday Times
The mortgage is a drain on our financial resources.
The long journey completely drained me.
The water slowly eroded the pile of blue, liquid into the silver drain.
In each case, a certain peace had to have been made with the family or difficult, draining battles followed.
Drain and make into a thick, smooth paste by adding a little water.
Drain the fat into a spacious, lidded pan. Times, Sunday Times
D.H. Hill's division was at White Oak Swamp Creek, a slough, and one of "despond" to us, draining to the Chickahominy. Generals, Confederate States of America, Biography, Soldiers, Louisiana, Southern States, Army, Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 9th., History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, United States, Campaigns, Military Life, Reconstruction.
The scuppers, or the devices to allow the water to drain off the decks have been opened - they're normally in a closed position.
Only when he had drained the cup of every fleshly pleasure could he accept those deeper thirsts which drove him on.
They grow in any moist but well-drained soil in a fairly sunny location. Times, Sunday Times
For pots above four inches in diameter, provide drainage by "crocking. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse
There is an open fireplace with back boiler and the Belfast sink has a tiled drainer.
I've had one waterproofer come out for an estimate, which I don't have yet but expect to be substantial (he wants to dig down to the foundation, apply a rubber/polymer layer to the wall, then recover the wall, regrade, and put in a drain).
Fluid drainage (paracentesis/thoracentesis) with or without catheter placement Interventional Radiology
In the kitchen, drain at the draincock Use a bath/basin spanner to undo the nut on the tap connector.
But, with resources draining away and the lease on the building set to expire in June, the board of trustees decided to make the youth workers redundant and close the club down in March.
If water stands in the area, try to improve drainage with sand and compost.
For centuries bogs have been drained and converted to agricultural land.
They complain that the MP ought to be looking after the drains and other local problems of his east London constituents rather than gadding about on the box.
Or stand by to rescue you from fire and terror and stroke and dodgy drains. Times, Sunday Times
Saute in a separate pan the salt pork and onions. Drain off fat and add onions to simmering beef.
Drain off the buttermilk and add the salt and dried seaweed to the fat. Times, Sunday Times
This is followed by lymph drainage plus a face and scalp massage. The Sun
But Anthony Poole, the council's drainage manager, said the bypass would be designed design to allow the water to pass underneath it.
This may indicate that roof leakage is occurring where the drain vent pipe penetrates the roof flashing.
Steven explains how the land has been slowly drained, reclaimed, and industrialised.
A costly and illogical drain on its scant resources.
A modified hypsometric curve can be used to help describe the relationships between drainage, alluvial and shallow marine basins.
The amount of fluid drained should equal or exceed the amount instilled.
A clog is rarely in the trap and the chemical only helps open the drain a little bit.
The surgery closes the opening and drains the fluid in the sac.
The water whooshed down the drain.
Drain, cut out the core in a pointed plug shape, quarter the tomatoes while peeling away the skin. Times, Sunday Times
Add drained sweetcorn, chilli and pepper. Times, Sunday Times
As I dodged down the yard I noticed the broken bottle lying in the drain.
So when it all goes wrong, with costs through the roof and millions down the drain, it must be their fault, mustn't it?
They need good drainage and good doses of sun. Times, Sunday Times
It is the largest river between the great Niger and Congo rivers, and its watershed drains the whole of Gabon.
Having orgasms should be a pleasurable, thrilling experience… they make you breathless, your whole body becomes warmly ‘buzzed’, drained and satisfied.
Scoop into a colander to drain and cool. Times, Sunday Times
It describes the Birdman who covers his plot in hen houses and pigeon lofts, but also makes room for drain pipes in which he grows his prize-winning carrots.
The increase of pore pressure due to cyclic loadings under undrained conditions causes the effective confining pressure and the shear strength of the soil to decrease.
Just beware of blocking off drains. Times, Sunday Times
Good drainage enhances an number of pedogenic processes of illuviation and eluviation that are responsible for the development of soil horizons. Soil
But tension starting to drain out of whole thing.
A separation and drainage layer, of a coarse-grained material such as sand, can be constructed to isolate the unsealed pavement from the underlying saturated soils.
In other words, aggressive fantasy may suggest or stimulate aggressive behaviour, rather than drain off the motive to behave aggressively.
The prize winner will also receive one FREE plumbing or drainage job from a qualified plumber. The Sun
A senior Conservative Party campaigner claims York residents could see their cash drain away if their water bills are metered.
The Three Horseshoes Mall has seen an increase in crime including broken drainpipes, smashed bottles and graffiti daubed on shop windows.
Mother was so angry that her face was drained of blood when she knew his son had committed the crime.
Parts are loaded on a chain driven, stainless steel turntable with a quick-draining round wire mesh basket that rotates at fixed speed.
A large pseudocyst that ruptures, becomes infected, or hemorrhages requires drainage of the cyst cavity.
A mechanical drain cleaner can move the can out of the way - temporarily.
For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
It would also drain resources from strapped states and charities.
In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich.
Fry the aubergine slices in the remaining oil until golden, then drain on kitchen paper. 5.
And if you are anywhere below that level, you are going to get water in Houston proper, because of those drainage ditches that they call bayous and we will watch those go up all night tonight, 100-mile-per-hour, maybe 95 - mile-per-hour winds in downtown Houston. CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2008
The dams also render the animals easy prey for hunters and trap them when the water is drained for irrigation.
It was not easy to drain the flooded mine.
He was the kind of man who let all the bathwater drain away before he got out of the tub. The Times Literary Supplement
What makes this phase such an illusive time-drain is our wariness of being caught by the non-relevant e-mail. Globe and Mail
It drains the face and makes you look older than your years. The Sun
The plant, usually a cactus, potato plant or fern, is secured by a felt strap with a base; tubes allow the soil to drain water.
Stir together then add the drained macaroni. Times, Sunday Times
It is also not in dispute that within limits its progress can be modified by human intervention, for example by drainage; the maximum slope sustainable in fully drained soil can be up to twice that in the same soil undrained.
He's using reclaimed drainage water, but he suspects it's infused with multiple salts and trace elements - rendering it unfit for his just-emerging, tender crop of ornamental sunflowers.
The recyclable synthetic sack material is a double-walled "geotextile" fabric that is permeable and allows dirt to drain and breathe. Fresh Picks: Highlights From the International Gift Fair in New York
I was very upset and emotionally drained, and very weepy.
The Giants were drained from the division race, and they could not overcome their many injuries; Bonds missed the second playoff game and was a nonfactor throughout. WILLIE MAYS
Whatever may be the natural character of the soil, unless always well drained by a porous subsoil, the first step toward establishing a good lawn is to secure perfect underdrainage. Village Improvements and Farm Villages
It was all very exhausting and draining. Christianity Today
ditch the land to drain it
The Ingredient Essential to Diverse Cheeses: Time This basic technique of curdling milk with the help of the stomach extract now called rennet, then draining and brining the curds, was eventually carried west and north into Europe. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Then time passed and the colour drained from both cheeks and scoreboard. Times, Sunday Times
In a recent column, you stated that the drainpipe for a water heater must terminate at the exterior of a building, even when the water heater is installed in a garage.
There were no drainage ditches here, the shoulders too abrupt, the slope too precipitous, to collect water.
A conveyor used for separating the draining cullet from water and transferring the cullet to hopper wagon has been described, which helps mechanize the cullet transfer.
Cut magnetic seal to length and insert into the slot in the drainage sill.
Blood drained from her face as she learned what had happened.
Drain holes prevent overwatering and help provide air circulation necessary for healthy plant growth.
It is a major drain on police resources in Swindon, and the newspaper has recently reported problems in Toothill, Freshbrook, Stratton and Highworth.
But the symptoms of deprivation are much the same as those of excess, and I am left weak and drained, an empty husk until I take another dose.
Add the cauliflower florets and cook for four minutes until just tender, then drain. Times, Sunday Times
Drain the sweetcorn and add it to the rice with salt, pepper and a drizzle of oil. The Sun
We allowed flow to continue until less than 1 drop of perfusate drained from the circulation in 10 seconds.
Huge imports were draining the country's currency reserves.
Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates.
One of the major problems that the company has been battling with is the drainage of oil from its transformers which is blended with products ranging from vehicle engine oil to cooking oil.
An insulating layer is formed over a substrate having a source region, a drain region, and a gate electrode.
Placing a shunt (a small, flexible tube) into the fetal bladder to provide continuous drainage when a obstruction is present. Glossary
Another drainage problem under study is water that ponds in low spots and drains by surface pipe inlets.
A negative pressure or suction force is then applied across the wound via a drainage tube embedded in the foam.
The Romans became practised at draining marshes to rid areas of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
In the shadowless white light, the priest looked pale and careworn, and his usually florid complexion seemed drained of colour. GRACE
This allows any moisture to drain out of the hollow stems. Times, Sunday Times
A brain drain blighted the Labour governments of the 1970s, as high earners were driven abroad by penal income-tax rates.
Every time there is a heavy downpour the garden fills up with raw sewage and floodwater because of inadequate drains up the road.
The _treatment_ consists in immediately cleansing the wound by excising grossly damaged tissue and removing any foreign body that may have lodged; disinfecting the exposed part of the joint cavity with eusol, "bipp," or other antiseptic, and closing the wound or establishing drainage, according to circumstances. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Soak the white bread in water . Drain and set aside.
His father worked for the nearby farms, doing ditching and draining, while his mother was an auxiliary nurse.
Failing to manage your credit report and score can be like throwing money down the drain. Times, Sunday Times
Stir the lentils and drained, rinsed borlotti beans into lemon dressing. Times, Sunday Times
There is no electricity or drainage system on site. Times, Sunday Times
The airport reopened only after grooves were scored in the runway surface to improve drainage. Times, Sunday Times
In skillet, heat oil; when heated, deep fry dough; drain on paper towels.
When we got home Harry Cat did the ‘Give me a treat, then’ dance on the counter top and Dolly the Mega-Cat sat on the drainer watching the tap drip into the basin.
So the bile, or gall, drains from the liver through bile ducts, collects in your gall bladder, and the gall bladder squirts it out on request.
Pheobe plugged the drain in the sink and filled it up with warm water.
The plain has coarse, well-drained, generally ferruginous and relatively infertile soils. Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic
After draining the last few dregs of his coffee his watch told him it was almost 8: 00.

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