The drain on resources required to make (and re-make) your own tools for each job is generally too great.
Chiang Kai-shek's army does not have enough troops to dispose and cannot fulfil its conscription quotas; This fact is in serious contradiction with its extended battle lines and the enormous drain on its manpower.
Rinse the cucumber with cold water, and drain on paper towels.
Today, we import about 60 percent of the oil we use, which is a huge drain on our economy and which weakens our security.
Developers: Alleviate strain on memory, disks, and other system resources by minimizing the drain on them.
Impulse spending, on eating out and shopping and online purchases, is a big drain on our finances, the biggest budget breaker for many, and a sure way to be in dire financial straits.
Typically, test script maintenance, whether manual or automated, is the single largest drain on testing resources.
The Solution: Valet parking seems like an indulgence (and a drain on your wallet.)
Waterborne disease is a major cause of stunted development and child mortality, as well as a huge drain on household budgets.
This is a great financial drain on our society.
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.