But farming can also be a significant drain.

Since they are never used and never thrown away boolteens account for a significant drain on the world's money supply.

As they constitute a significant drain on the camcorder's battery, they do reduce the shooting time per charge.

The magazine's political marginalization, however, also had financial consequences, becoming a significant financial drain by the early 1940s.

Short-term loans at high interest rates posed a significant financial drain.

Forbes's own investment in the Web never yielded a public offering and has been a significant drain on profits.

The number of workers involved placed a significant drain on the country's national labour force.

It is not a significant drain.

Supplies must be trucked in from South Africa, and this poses a significant drain on operating funds.

He had lost too much blood already, and any further significant drain would severely compro- mise him.