Word: drain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...immediate danger of losing his post by impeachment or forced resignation. But his ability to ram through difficult economic decisions will continue to wane. "My best guess," says former Director of Central Intelligence Robert Gates, "is that the struggle will continue and that it will be a continuing drain on the reform process...
...friends and I did some quick calculations and if you figure 500 seniors do theses, that's more than $15,000 down the drain," Heinicke said...
...anthrax bacteria, which most commonly affects cattle, were found in lymph nodes which drain the lungs. This suggests that victims inhaled the anthrax spores. From there, the bacteria spread through the body...
...Another has been rivalry between Bobi Ladawa and her identical twin, a widow whom Mobutu took as a mistress some years ago and with whom he promptly had several children. Though such behavior has roots in African tradition, it has led to raucous family turmoil that represents a significant drain on the time Mobutu devotes to statecraft...
...failed to clear of Serb forces, the mines had already been detonated. Gushing water threatened to burst the 210-ft.-high (65-m) structure altogether, washing away the homes of 20,000 people downstream. At week's end Croatian officials were working feverishly to shore it up and drain the reservoir behind...