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Sentence Examples You may need to empty the lint catcher if the water drains very slowly after a while. Even Corporation officials admit that roads and drains have been constructed unscientifically. If this capitalism goes untamed, it fosters a modernisation that drains and erodes. The great cardiac vein then drains into the superior vena cava or left brachiocephalic vein via the oblique vein of Marshall. Today the small spring branch that drains the limestone hills to the south is routed directly to the river. If your soil is very heavy clay and drains poorly, you might want to build a raised bed. Clogged drains and pipes problems will prevent the bathtub from drying and may indicate serious problems beneath the bathtub. The radiating fan drains the air out of the ventiduct space to rapidly remove heat from the lamp. In this case, run off from the roof drains went into the storm drain and out into Parkside Creek. Ensure the concentrate and all spillages are contained within an area that drains back into the dip bath. Firefighters quickly blocked the drains to stop the flammable cargo leaking into the sewer and put down a bund to contain the diesel. The sewage drains are open and the only sources of water are the borewells that are drying up. The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank. Another drainage problem under study is water that ponds in low spots and drains by surface pipe inlets. The common problems in pipes are blocked toilets and drains, failure of garbage disposals, and roots in sewer lines. Raised beds are ideal so that water drains quickly and the soil warms earlier in the springtime. Choked drains and polluted water bodies are to be tracked and cleaned up as they are the potential sources of health hazards. But with the creation of new drains, the water no longer stagnates, says Mr. Tyagi. The residents say that even in fine and warm weather they also have to endure the noxious smell of sewage from their drains. 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. Show More Sentences The streets are not paved and the drains don't work, so the standing water attracts dirt, rats, and disease. The paths and roadway are so newly laid, so perfectly cambered, that the rain runs off, to be spirited away by hidden drains. This is as far as we go because rock breakers are still hammering away here, slowly pulverising the rock to clear trenches for drains. On drains, and rivers canalised by man, with mile upon mile of seemingly identical water, finding a group of pike is much less likely. The Gila topminnow, a small, live-bearing fish, was once the most common fish in the Gila River, which drains nearly all of southern Arizona. Each hole that a looter drills not only drains or spills thousands of gallons, it can cause the whole system to shut down for several days. Every time there is a heavy downpour the garden fills up with raw sewage and floodwater because of inadequate drains up the road. Or use stockinette, gauze wrap, or any other similar type of wrap instead of tape to secure dressings and drains. Eric Hanbidge says that tanks and drains should be inspected hourly after ensiling until effluent release from ensiled grass has stopped. They produce saliva, which drains into the mouth and helps to break up and digest food. The 56-year-old claims nothing has been done to sort it since gratings were stolen from two of the drains four months ago. Iron gratings will be fitted at intake points of storm water drains to prevent blocking from solid waste. Goins explained that each eyelid has one punctum, a tiny opening that drains tears away from the eye. But really the emptiness and depthless art of their club and magazine culture drains the blood from my face. We must find ways to either keep the nitrogen in the field or denitrify the water before it drains into streams and rivers. These uncovered drains are a potential death trap for motorcyclists who are unaware of the problem. You'll still have to sweep or rake any leaves off the lawn, and keep drains and gullies clear. The best form of winter protection is to mound up each plant at its base with loose, friable soil that drains well. The drains have now been flushed out and the water supply has returned to normal. Outside, cows stand in pools of yellowish liquid that has oozed from blocked drains. Show More Sentences The meadows of pondweed and algae, as the water drains from under them, have come to rest on the bottom. They were concerned that the buoyant forces of the concrete against the bottom forms would float the drains out of position. Open drains, piles of uncleared garbage, filth and pitiful shacks are everywhere. Eratosthenes's sieve drains out composite numbers and leaves prime numbers behind. I imagine the police coming when a neighbor complains about the smell from the drains. At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic. The common rat can be found anywhere that offers food and shelter, which can also include drains and sewers. And our attitude to debris and litter, clogging up drains, needs to change. The gallbladder and its cystic duct join the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct, which drains into the lumen of the duodenum. It is the largest river between the great Niger and Congo rivers, and its watershed drains the whole of Gabon. Inspect and clean gutters, leaders, window wells and drains of all leaves and debris and make sure gutters are firmly secure to the house. Our streets are flooded even after short rainfalls due to acute lack of rainwater outlets and clogged storm water drains. It is not a case of something like drains or dry rot or what have you that he can do anything about. I've never been too keen on hot weather and with my illness it drains me even more. Norman got work as a roadman, clearing drains, grading roads and laying metal. Building drains and embankments, he reclaimed large areas of land which then became productive farmland. The surgeon placed two drains in the surgical incision, closed the wound, and applied a sterile wound dressing. Also, sensors embedded in bathtub drains and kitchen sinks could check for patterns of secretions which indicate disease. We have got babies left on railway platforms, and in drains and garbage bins, and children bitten by dogs and besieged by disease and affliction. On some roads, rain water was flowing in torrents, this time not due to rain or clogged drains. Show More Sentences He and his family were awoken at about midnight to find themselves knee-deep in water after the storm drains overflowed. In act, Dan was still laying drains well after doctors told him he was not long for this world. They were primitive small cylinders, not hooked up to water pipes or drains, with no spin dryers or wringers. The heavy slabs laid to cover drains along the tracks hinder cleaning and have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. He also reviewed the progress of some World Bank-aided projects and the choking of drains by plastic waste and landfills in low-lying areas. He also urged farmers to regularly inspect drains and watercourses downstream of the farmyard once silage making begins. They believe that diagnosis is a neglected problem which allows conditions to deteriorate, placing further drains on NHS resources. Workers again placed concrete mud beds on the subgrade under the drains and attached angle iron to them with concrete anchors. 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. The sources and drains of the compensating transistors are connected together so that they transistors act as capacitors. If it immediately drains back into the glass, then it probably is a light alcohol or dry wine. Tubes called drains may be used to remove any build-ups of blood in an area of the body until healing occurs. He said the council would clear the drains with the permission of the landowner. The doctors therefore simply inserted two abdominal drains under local anaesthetic, and about 50 ml of fluid drained from each. Conventionally skinned in metal, the penthouse roof drains to a gutter on the north side. The internal media surface incorporates a layer of oil attractant, which coalesces any oil splashes and drains them back to the reservoir. The fungus develops in the tissue of asparagus fern and drains the plant of vital nutrients. Water which drains from Council playing fields is said to accumulate in a gully which runs along the front of a dozen homes. The emerging site includes porous parking areas that absorb water rather than run it off into storm drains. The Surf City contamination is almost certainly the result of urban run-off flushed into storm drains. Show More Sentences With their clumsy wooden carts, they cleared the refuse from the streets and cleaned the open drains bordering its streets. He claims high-level radioactive waste was washed down drains intended for low-level waste. Following a mastectomy or lumpectomy, drains and drainage bags can be carried in the pouch. Two drains were placed in the largest abscesses in the right and left lobes under ultrasound guidance. The delayed Airport flyover work has resulted in blocking of drains, leading to inundation of water, she added. The day after Thanksgiving is the single 'cloggiest' day of the year for America's drains. We will soon have the main autumn leaf fall on top of this, resulting in clogged up drains. The breathtaking colour drains away, and you are left with something insipid at best. Little has been reported on the painfulness of the removal of wound drains. They experimented by omitting the use of dressings and, instead inserted drains using bactericidal fluids. They are building the box drains higher than the lots, and they are not backfilling the area. For keeping the drains clean, the project had included a recommendation to flush these with water drawn from the backwaters. Remote drains for engine oil, hydraulic oil, and engine coolant are grouped in one location for convenience. Skin protection is the common denominator linking the management of tubes, drains, fistulae, and draining wounds. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on. The proportion of coarse sediment deposited in the plot drains increased with larger storms. It is not known whether the oil has leaked into the pond from drains or been tipped into the water deliberately. The buttermaker then drains the buttermilk off and continues churning the butter until it reaches the right texture and firmness. Drain water from pools, hot tubs and roof drains to a ditch or separate dry well. Men began to swarm up out of the manhole cover behind me, and men erupted from covers and storm drains all over the center of the city. Show More Sentences They were caused by a sudden violent downpour which drains were unable to cope with. On a lighter note, Canberra's citizens have been asked to minimise water going into the drains to prevent sewage overflow into the river system. Then, of course, stress is laid on avoiding the construction of septic tanks, compost pits and drains near the wells in houses. Families are being urged not to flush solvents down drains and to take care to maintain septic tanks. There are big storms up here, and the drains and gutters overflowed and flooded the mall. It may also present with signs of sepsis, or increased drainage output from previously placed chest tubes and drains. He takes them to a line drawn on the ground and drains a pan of water on either side of it. Sixteen years after Dunsey steals the money, Godfrey drains the Stone-pits for land and Dunsey's skeleton is found. The Axamilpa river drains this area and along its banks a sequence of Late Cenozoic sands, silts, and gravels are exposed. Cascade Creek drains the urban and industrial western side of the city of Erie. Bounded on the north by the Ritter Range, the San Joaquin River drains a vast expanse of mountains south of Yosemite. The Daly is a large tidal river that drains a vast area of the Northern Territory westward into Anson Bay and the Timor Sea beyond. Because of their position the water drains away and they have to be watered through the summer. Of course, if a garbage disposal is not installed, the dishwasher water drains from the air gap into the drain, above the trap. Straight roads, sanitation, drains and fountains offered a clear and ordered view of the world. We are going to set this right first by making a uniform carriageway of four lanes, fit pre-cast drains and asphalt the roads. Maxing the screen brightness and running Windows Media Player continuously drains the battery in almost three hours. Staff at the centre spent Tuesday night rescuing more than 200 toads which had jumped down drains in the road, attracted by the water below. His chip floats in to about 12 feet for three and he drains his birdie putt. Rat-tailed maggot larvae may be found in drains, waste waters, liquid manure, slurry tanks or ditches. Show More Sentences But now we can't even use the plumbing because the drains are all backed up. The poor state of storm water drains in the city became evident after the first spells of heavy rain last month. Run-off from roads and farmland created some problems, blocking drains and gullies. It is good that the BMP has started work on removing silt from storm water drains before the onset of monsoon. He said several drains had been unblocked, but flood waters would subside as the drains took more. Residents don't need to mow their grass, clean drains or worry about painting window frames. The city has an extensive system of stormwater drains and pipes to channel water away from the heavy downpours in the wet season. To the extent that a job or career drains an individual, or causes him or her to be dishonest or mean, it is surely damaging. They blamed blocked road drains being unable to cope with the torrential rain held back by road humps. Gas had built up and seeped through pipes, drains and cable ducts into the bungalows. The battery drains quickly, it has a poor audio speaker, and it comes preloaded with too much bloatware. The money could have been spent on the green or unblocking the drains or on the paths. Buffalo City Municipality reported that the only clean-up operation was to unblock storm drains. They could also lobby Bradford Council to ensure gullies are cleared and drains unblocked. Trinoth pulls out a bottle of white shower cleaner and a bottle that unclogs drains. Likewise in a built environment, as peeling walls are repainted, drains are unclogged, and rooms and household amenities are added. The mucus that is produced by the mucous membranes in your sinuses normally drains into your nose through small holes called ostia. A myringotomy drains the fluids and prevents the build up of fluids in the future. He says he has campaigned for better drains along the busy route for more than 14 years. The other thing is to dress the borrow pit so that it all drains to the sump end and you can pump the water if it rains. Show More Sentences Some toilets have sharp edges in their drains that catch toilet tissue as well as items people drop in toilets, such as makeup pencils, pens and toys. It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state. When you get to Umbria, you should check the standing water including water butts and drains if possible, and if you spot any larvae, arrange for the area to be treated. The Penobscot River drains the largest watershed in Maine and is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's flagship river for the restoration of Atlantic salmon in the country. Dismayed residents of Beach Road, Canvey, reckoned Castle Point Council pulled the plug on the scheme to repair drains and replace wonky footpaths, after running out of money. Without the right gradient to drain off onto the edges and without the drains, water, as is its wont, finds its own shape, filling every crevice and crater. Namely, that we are narcissistic, entitled, financial drains on our parents, unable to emancipate, and excessively solipsistic. The Municipal Law of the City was revised in 1884 to regulate drains. The Mejerda River, which rises in Algeria, drains into the Gulf of Tunis. From the lateral ventricles CSF drains into the central third ventricle, and thence through the aqueduct in the midbrain into the fourth ventricle. Each new row of houses tailed on its drains to those of its neighbours, without any inquiry being made as to whether they were on the same level or not. Nearly level topography, where soil usually drains poorly, may also result in surface movement of materials by water when a saturated condition in the soil causes high runoff. It seeps up into the city from below, through even the smallest cracks and drains. One unusual aspect of this job is that the mat slab was pitched to trench drains everywhere, so power screeds couldn't be used for the placement, except in small areas. Local surface water drains into a number of rivers, according to Mr. Wood, with a drainage network flowing into rivers such as the Boyne and the Barrow. What we need is integrated catchment planning that deals with the management of the whole river, its associated aquifers and wetlands, and the land that drains into it. A long climb inexorably drains your body of glycogen and liquid. This allows there to be fewer drains and narrower down pipes. The formation of drains beside and beneath turnpikes, an important facet of road construction, has received little comment in contemporary sources. For those that need to visualize this, think about the way hamburger grease clogs your drains. Show More Sentences There are no open drains, fortunately, or they'd be silted by now. We dump waste in nullahs and drains, thus blocking flow of rain water. Just behind the mitral valve, there is a vein called the coronary sinus, a large vein in the heart that normally drains all of the blood from the coronary arteries. If it's present, but doesn't surface, it can become a preoccupation that drains the organization's talents non-productively and destroys some of its people. By holding the container over the opening of the spray tank or holding tank while rinsing, the rinse water can be captured as it drains from the container spout. The first flood was caused by a combination of obstructions in the gutter and the absence of any overflow to deal with excess water not taken away by obstructed drains. Eventually the money went for a program to stencil the drains to tell everyone not to pour motor oil into the sewers, and some home-improvement loans. Lastly, I think the harsh reality of working to daily, weekly or even monthly deadlines sometimes drains the glamour out of publishing for journalists. The dirt and the filthiness of the city and its open drains nauseate her. According to Mrs Bennett, the drains overflow five or six times a year. All the leachate drains by gravity from the leachate collection layer to a sump, from which it is pumped out of the landfill for treatment and disposal. The burning oil is believed to have swept into the area's storm water drains on Monday evening after a fire broke out at the Hursthill substation on Perth Road, near the dam. When morning comes and the street sweepers clean the gutters, they are sometimes followed by vacuum trucks, lest the runoff contaminate the storm drains. The surgery closes the opening and drains the fluid in the sac. Do not pour pesticides or herbicides down sinks, drains or toilets. Unfortunately, the tone mandated by the flat-footed New Yorker style drains his story of any emotional connection to events unfolding in the narrative. In areas like Tippasandra and HAL III Stage, polybags, gutkha sachets and other plastic waste clog drains and the Corporation hasn't taken action. Some of these pools are quite deep and retain water in them sometimes right through the year while water in smaller shallower pools drains into the surface soil or evaporates. A parish council clerk said the council was planning to hold a meeting with the Environment Agency to discuss problems of floodwater backing up drains in the village. With time the furuncle fills with pus and frequently softens and drains. Show More Sentences Huge potholes mar the surface, only half the road per se is motorable, there is no system of demarcated drains and the entire stretch is one filthy mess. 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. Brown trout, dace, perch, pike, roach, tench and eels were killed after Cypermethrim was released into the surface water drains of an industrial site in Sleaford. To say that too much rain fell this week for the gullies and drains to cope with the weight of water is akin to the leaves on the line arguments put forward by the railways. There are too many open storm water drains into which garbage is dumped. They have worked hard to make BC a better place by consistently and loudly demanding lower tax drains on high-flying wealth generators like themselves. Not long ago, Hydrovac was called upon to install an underground pump room for stormwater drains at a condominium building in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Where occasional water flowing onto or across a site cannot be avoided, it can often be made harmless by diversionary banks, directing the flow into drains. Buses, articulated lorries, dustcarts and family cars are all forced to mount it on a day-to-day basis, wrecking road surfaces, kerb stones and drains. Excess water drains out the bottom pot into a pan of gravel that sits on top of a drainpipe to take the excess solution to the landscape cistern as described earlier. It was no longer possible to flush out waste down the drains. With high tides and gale force winds the drains alongside the road were unable to take the flow of water which caused severe flooding on the road. Some 300 men were employed to lay drains and construct new roads. The road drains here were flushed out not too long ago, and the drainage system out on the fens seems more than able to cope with the rain we've had and a lot more. And so the Ravenscar Estate Company set to work with hundreds of men, laying drains and building roads and offering building plots for sale at auction. All patients have a number of drains, plastic tubes left under the skin and fat to collect tissue fluid and blood, left in place for one to two weeks. Tubes, sutures and drains cover his body from nose to abdomen. Many hunts take steps the night before, or early on the day of the hunt, to block up the entrances to earths, badger setts and artificial places such as drains. Underground drains and sewers can suffer from structural defects caused by ground movement, leakage, subsidence, tree-root infiltration or corrosion. The government has mobilized military units to clear driftwood from dam drains, which could slow drainage of water from reservoirs if another typhoon lashes the country. Show More Sentences Here, streets were built without storm drains to whisk rain water away, and promises to fix the problems have never been fulfilled. In addition, treated sewage effluent discharged to the perimeter drains also enters the water column. Water drains from surrounding sandy banks into a peaty bowl where it is held by underlying clay, an example of a soligenous mire. Redundant sections of the atmospheric railway pipes were used as drains all over Teignmouth. The Longden End Brook rises between the hill and the motorway and the Piethorne Brook drains to reservoirs to the southwest. From a room that appears to have been set aside for bathing, waste water was directed to covered drains, which lined the major streets. It rises on Ben More Assynt, a few miles from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, and drains into the North Sea via the Kyle of Sutherland. People were said to be herded together with animal houses, slaughter houses and communal lavatories with open drains running between them. A number of the smaller Trent tributaries are still named as warping drains, such as Morton warping drain, near Gainsborough. Are your eavestroughs and drains clear and does the downspout extend at least six feet away from your home? Chest injury requiring the insertion of intercostal drains is a commonly used procedure in emergency centres. She goes into workshops and sifts through drains, plugholes and even shoes for gold dust. They ventured into Sermilik Fjord, which drains Helheim Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in Greenland. After it drains for 20 minutes, you have your fresh ricotta-ish curd cheese. The western Pennines are served by the River Ribble which drains westwards into the Irish Sea close to Lytham St Annes. After several seasons, the brine liquid drains out downwards from the pockets and the pockets may even debrine completely. Lacrimal fluid drains through the puncta into the lacrimal canaliculi and then into the lacrimal sac behind the medial canthal tendon. Plant material was placed at the corners of the lake to catch material before it traveled down storm drains. Along parts of the River Alyn the bed is dry where water drains away down swallow holes on the bed and banks. He said storm drains could not be welded shut as it is necessary for them to be open during the impending rainy season. Show More Sentences Had these drains not been destroyed, Delhi would not have been facing frequent urban flooding and road cave-ins during monsoon. A land area which produces runoff that drains to a common point is called a drainage basin. There were no countries with brain drains from 27 percent through 46 percent.The shaded countries are the ones with the worst brain drains. He winks, smacks his lips and frantically drains the go-cup. If you must leave your boat in the water, close all seacocks and gate valves, except for the cockpit drains. The River Towy is the largest river and drains into the Bristol Channel, as do the River Loughor, the River Gwendraeth and the River Taf. This job will include installing drains in the road, and the creation of a new central carriageway safety island. The River Teme drains this part of the county, before flowing into Worcestershire to the south and joining the River Severn. Reservoirs can be created by controlling a stream that drains an existing body of water. The River Wharfe, which drains Wharfedale, joins the Ouse upstream of Cawood. These are classified as chalk streams, although the Lea is degraded by water from road drains and sewage treatment works. The western Pennines are served by the River Ribble, which drains westwards into the Irish Sea close to Lytham St Annes. There were no sewers or drains, and garbage was simply abandoned in the street. Water from the mole drains seeps into the pipes and runs along them into a ditch. To the south, Scandale Beck drains the western slopes and Stock Ghyll the eastern ones. He addresses the popular belief that water drains counter clockwise below the equator. Heavy soils usually have a system of permanent drains using either perforated plastic or clay pipes which discharge into a ditch. The eastern side of Skiddaw drains into Skiddaw Forest, much of the water reaching Candleseaves Bog. At Caldbeck the Calder is joined by the Whelpo Beck which drains many of the northern slopes. They are frequently used for repair and construction of other applications such as drains. Show More Sentences In areas where snow buildup causes difficulties, this lets farmers plant the soil earlier, as the snow runoff drains away more quickly. The Maya River, a tributary of the Aldan, drains an area almost to the Sea of Okhotsk. It is the river that drains Lake Baikal and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River. The Northern Dvina drains the center and flows northeast into the White Sea. The principal areas covered are deep grouting with several variations, French drains, and forced water techniques designed to preswell the clay. It drains from west to east, from Iquitos in Peru, across Brazil to the Atlantic. From the latter drains the Schlei inlet, actually a brackish estuary, at the head of which is the city named after it, Schleswig. The Black Sea drains into the Mediterranean Sea, via the Aegean Sea and various straits, and is navigable to the Atlantic Ocean. When a ball finally drains, it's gulped down by a giant gator beneath the set of flippers. The Colorado River drains much of the Southern Rockies and parts of the Great Basin and Range Province. Generally a beach is wet during falling tide, because the sea sinks faster than the beach drains. Nitrogen in particular is removed through storm drains, sewage pipes, and other forms of surface runoff. The negative pressure drains wound exudates and is believed to promote healing. When the ocean lands on the gabion, the water drains through leaving sediment, while the structure absorbs a moderate amount of wave energy. The contract is lease-purchase of special vehicle for cleaning and unblocking drains in accordance with the technical specifications. The largest of these consists of much of the interior of Asia, which drains into the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea, and numerous smaller lakes. These upstream drains are capable of draining the upstream slope and making the equipotential lines tend to become horizontal. The slight embayments mapped at the outer ends of the drains that cross the marsh also generally indicate an erosional state. The Mojave River is the primary watercourse in the Mojave Desert, and the Santa Ana River drains much of the Transverse Ranges as it bisects Southern California. To the east of the area the River Derwent drains southwards into the Ouse. Show More Sentences A drainage basin or 'catchment area' is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water. The policy specifically excludes water that overflows from sumps, sump pumps, or related equipment or water that backs-up through sewers or drains. To the north, Caiston Beck drains the western slopes and Kirkstone Beck the eastern ones, and these join where they reach more level ground at the end of the ridge. It is instead forced directly into streams or storm water runoff drains, where erosion and siltation can be major problems, even when flooding is not. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Danish Straits. The most northerly of the rivers in the Ouse system is the River Swale, which drains Swaledale before passing through Richmond and meandering across the Vale of Mowbray. Freeway comprises a mix of four specifically selected micro-organisms designed to liquify and eradicate organic deposits from wet wells, drains, grease traps and cooker hoods. For example, drain fly larvae thrive on the greasy buildup in drains. Moreover, a frost blanket course drains pavement structure and evenly distributes loads on the subgrade surface, also protects pavement structure from the frost heaves. Are animals wallowing in mud and manure along streams, is silage leachate running down road ditches or do milk house drains discharge into streams? This product prevents drowning and disembowelment due to suction drains. Opponents also question the mandate to remove particles such as automobile brake dust and animal waste from the storm drains without existing technology to achieve results. But putting the CPU and GPU chips on overclocking may endanger the device as it causes more heat and drains more battery compared to normal clock speed. He kept asking for drinks but we were told he was on a fluid restriction to clear out his drains and this was normal procedure after a Fontan procedure. Water near discharging storm drains carry flood water and urban runoff. On one occasion the victim withdraw pounds 30,000 to pay for repair work to drains after it was falsely claimed she had corroding lead pipes, said Mr Warner. Examples from Classical Literature The house was new but jerry-built, reeked of drains, and swarmed with vermin. Even on the grass slopes that surround the villas at ancon there are little tile drains laid to carry off the rain. The bucket is perforated at the bottom, and being elevated, the oil drains off. At Tusayan the builders have utilized stone of a concretionary formation for roof drains. They give rise to a malady known as sand-fly fever, which is like influenza and drains the body of all vitality for many days. Sewers and drains being out of sight admit of a great amount of scamping work. The envelope contained the report of Messrs. doy and doy on the drains of the noble mansion. When the water drains off, turn them out on a dresser covered with a cloth, and put over another cloth to dry them perfectly. The lateral drains are placed at regular distances from each other, and run towards the main or effluent drain. Select a flat ten-acre ploughed field, so sited that all the surface water of the surrounding country drains into it. Northwards the water drains to the Shuru-tso, southwards to the Raga-tsangpo. As this artificial readily drains away from uncropped land it should only be administered to growing plants. All house drains and soil lines on which a water closet is located must have a 4-inch main vent line. Avoid the use of linty old cloths, because the thread and lint clog the traps and drains. It is convenient to speak of the different drains as mains, sub-mains, and minors. He sips one and then drains it, and then drains the other one too. Firebugs gutted five buildings, wrecked a fence and damaged drains at the council-run campsite in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. They blame the Prologis Park development for exacerbating the problem and Coventry City Council for failing to clear gulleys and drains. At the other end of the spectrum bins, drains and body odour were named as the rankest whiffs. This system of waterway drains the whole province of Hunan and beyond. Show More Sentences I am credibly informed that in a matter of drains they are not good. The popular Primula auricula is happiest when growing on its side so water drains away from its fleshy roots. Meet Krishna Raut, a temporary worker with the Howrah Municipal Corporation, whose job is to spray disinfectants into the town's open drains. Offensive drains and other insanitary conditions should be avoided. Find more words! 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