Sentences with phrase «big a drain on»

But eventually, a deterioration in the condition can result in an even bigger drain on your cash flow.

Natural gas and oil are crucial parts of the energy sector but they can be a big drain on water resources.

«Transaction costs will probably be a big drain on people's portfolios over time,» says Kozun.

«In my recent experience, it's the single biggest drain on people's financial independenceand security.»

In survey after survey, knowledge workers report email and meetings as their biggest drains on productivity.

But this can become a big drain on your time.

Taxes are one of the biggest drains on your investment returns so you want to minimize your taxes as much as possible.

Children and a non-working spouse are a big drain on anyone's financial resources, which means less money to invest and compound.

So lets get this straight the 48 % you believe pay nothing could not prossibly be the big drain on the budget.

And in a large urban district like mine, where over 80 % of our kids are economically disadvantaged and a universal, in - class breakfast is the norm among our 300 schools, paying for that 1/2 cup increase is likely to be a big drain on our school food budget.

Everyone knows babies are a big drain on the wallet.

Those rising payouts and declines in the stock market - which hurt the pension funds» value - have led to a bigger drain on the state's already shaky budget.

That whole high - stakes testing regime, which is part of Common Core, is a big drain on time and money in schools.

«And that whole high - stakes testing regime, which is part of Common Core, is a big drain on time in the schools as well as money to administer the program.

Now, chronic illnesses and deteriorating organs pose the biggest drain on human health in industrialized nations, and they will only increase in importance as the population ages.

Functional doctors are not in network and that's the biggest drain on your wallet.

Many single Christians have told us that dealing with guilt is one of the biggest drains on their personal relationships, self - esteem and spiritual lives.

When it comes to doing unnecessary things for Ofsted, assessment and feedback practice is a big drain on teachers» time.

Monson has stated for the record during budget hearings, SRC Action meetings, and in City Council that the single biggest drain on the district budget is payments to charter schools.

One of the biggest drains on solo writing time is an active social life.

Gaming tends to cause the biggest drain on battery life but you'll still get 6 - 7 hours solid play from even the most demanding 3D titles.

And its Nook business, for a while a contender to Amazon's Kindle, has proven to be a big drain on its resources over the years.

This isn't normally a problem, since debt is one of the biggest drains on wealth.

Puppies can also be «a big drain on time,» DiNardo added, and if you don't devote the necessary time for training and socializing, «your puppy may not grow up to be the best canine citizen.»

As for battery life this is where gaming laptops typically suffer as their increased power equals much bigger drains on the battery.

Calum Petrie reviews the Venom Power Pack and Stand for Nintendo Switch... So as a recent convert to the Nintendo Switch, I have found playing games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the other more graphically intensive games on this console are a bigger drain on battery than the more indie focuses -LSB-...]

Ready At Dawn tells me, in fact, that mastering each character's facial fidelity has been the biggest drain on the studio's budget.

Dealing with emails, checking, responding and checking again, it's almost a relentless cycle and can be one of the biggest drains on your time.

Many of the biggest drains on our water supply come not from the kitchen tap but from inside the fridge of a typical home: ice cream, fresh meat and soft drinks, says Dutch scientist Arjen Hoekstra, who coined the term «water footprint» and founded the international Water Footprint Network in 2008.

Your washer and dryer are a big drain on energy and water.

Email can be the biggest drain on our time, if we allow it.

Simon Bevan, author of the BDO FraudTrack report, which looks at reported fraud above # 50,000, said the research shows fraud, rather than alleged tax avoidance by multinationals, is «the bigger drain on the public purse».

And they increase at each successive age because each year there is a bigger drain on the cash value due to the rising mortality charges,» says Frazzitta.

Facebook addressed the problem with an update less than two weeks later, but social networking apps like Facebook's and Twitter's continue to be some of the biggest drains on an iPhone's battery life this side of using it to watch Netflix.

It might be tempting to check your phone for messages, notifications, or missed calls every few minutes, but it's one of the biggest drains on your battery life.

On one hand, this allows iOS to support widgets without causing a big drain on the battery.

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«As a physician, I've found that the biggest energy drain on my patients is relationships.

Nothing I did for the rest of the trip was nearly as difficult — not hooking up or draining the waste tanks, not fixing a bad connection on the water hose, not even pulling into a crowded gas station (the thing about having a really big car towing a really big, shiny trailer is that people tend to see you, and maybe take pity, and certainly get out of your way)-- and nothing left me with such a giddy glow in the aftermath, even after I learned I'd pulled in a little bit catawampus, and our trailer listed slightly to the left.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Royalties are generally going down the drain due to oversupply with the big agencies making it more difficult for contributors to generate a decent return on their hard - earned images.

Circa late 1969, the Airplane seems to sense that the generalized radical community needs some encouragement, a pep rally of sorts to get them past all the spirit - draining confusions that had been piling up, and all the minor divisions radicals had made between one another in the course of late -»60s intensity, you know, naturalist communalists v. wired hipsters, pacifists v. biker gangs, Hare Krishnas v. Shamans, old - school SDS - ers v. the new Weathermen - types, angry feminists v. «Ramblin» Man» swingers, Black Panthers v. white hippies, Maoists v. anarchists, health - foodies v. druggies, etc., etc., and to focus instead on the big divide between all of them and the Establishment.

I didn't drain the water from the apples and made them too big so they were slightly burnt on the bottom and I had to put them in the freezer for about 20 mins to make them solid.

If you're looking to combat that pesky summer brain drain in your kiddos (without them catching on), the Museum of Science & Industry's Omnimax theater presents «Dream Big,» a glimpse into engineering marvels around the world.

Are students in an AP program likely to thrive without the program being too big of a drain on the non-AP students?

As your child cries or rages and you listen with care, the two of you together will drain that big hurt, and change your child's overall outlook on life and on his relationship with you.

Even when I was sitting in Cabinet helping to make big decisions - the fact that every Friday evening I had to go and sit in a drafty church hall with constituents talking about their leaky roofs and smelly drains kept me focused on what politics is really about.

The biggest rivers draining Asia originate in the Tibetan plateau on Chinese territory; India has recently attacked China for not giving it enough warning about flood dangers.

We don't want brain and data drain from Africa to the U.S.» The biggest game - changer on the continent will be the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the world's largest network of radio telescopes designed to survey the sky faster than any instrument before it.

Although 3 - D technology sans specs is available for small screens on smartphones and portable gaming devices, these devices use backlit LCDs, which can be a big battery drain and limits how small the gadgets can be made.

Keep in mind that although forced reps and dropsets, which are designed to help you squeeze few more reps out of your already drained muscles, can spur even bigger gains by producing greater metabolic stress, lactic acid and stimulating more muscle fiber recruitment, these methods will also take an even greater toll on your body and shouldn't be used too frequently.