We will get a chance for sweeping reform, but will find no joy in emptying the dust pan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stimulus money needs to be spent faster, Dems say] Reference

Later, you drive up to the front door with your rental van and begin emptying the shelves.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Rhetoric of Opposition] Reference

The frequently cited amount of 1mL./kg. as the indication for gastric emptying is not supported by animal studies. 2,4.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydrocarbon Ingestion] Reference

During that time we are able to measure the rate at which the gallbladder empties, and determine if emptying is normal.    From Wordnik.com.  [DSIDA (Hepatobiliary) Scan] Reference

Regardless of the amount involved, gastric emptying is not indicated for accidental ingestion of a hydrocarbon lacking systemic toxicity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydrocarbon Ingestion] Reference

Once, in emptying a seldom-used purse, I came across a receipt from a grocery store near my parents’ house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Of Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax And Hoarding Stuff And Things | Her Bad Mother] Reference

Gastric emptying is not without risk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydrocarbon Ingestion] Reference

That clearly implies an "emptying" or a "going through" of a bunch of stuff that was "packed up.".    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: STILL UNPACKED.] Reference

She watches the videos with her son and has borrowed ideas, such as emptying cereal into plastic containers for him to play with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey, Baby, Who's the Puppet?] Reference

"The Zionist mentality is founded on the idea of emptying the land of its former owners.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference

You can perform common system deletions as well, such as emptying your Recycle Bin and erasing your Clipboard history.    From Wordnik.com.  [Viviane's Sex Carnival] Reference

"emptying" of the Iraq National Museum in the first days after Saddam's regime was toppled?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free Frank Warner] Reference

In much of the northern world, pews are emptying fast.    From Wordnik.com.  [CRISIS IN THE COMMUNION] Reference

Dealing with homelessness feels like emptying the ocean with a thimble.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Secret Mission On the Streets] Reference

The effects are clearly visible on the rapidly emptying streets of Mexico City.    From Wordnik.com.  [City of Fear] Reference

This gizmo is much easier to ignore than the haunting sight of an emptying wallet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Using Bytes To Buy Butter And Beer] Reference

Try it, folks, before emptying out your bank account to have someone else do it for you.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Best Years Of Our Lives?] Reference

Hardly a bargain price, but certainly a better deal than emptying your pockets at gunpoint.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bulletproof Lifestyle] Reference

The exodus is accelerating the emptying of a region where population was already in decline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Down the Drain] Reference

Box-office lines forming, toy stores emptying, a dozen magazines running cover stories -- what a deal!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Selling Of Star Wars] Reference

This is nonsense — a vapid emptying out of every catchphrase about economics that came into her head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin Is Ready? Please.] Reference

He experimented with gunpowder — at first simply emptying those beloved firecrackers from his childhood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pop Goes the Easel] Reference

After emptying the contents in the usual way, our tester waited a few days to allow the remnants to settle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't throw out that toothpaste tube so fast] Reference

Local Bedouins herd their goats through the streets, emptying garbage bins and bags so the animals can forage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signing On The Dotted Line] Reference

From the rapidly emptying countryside to the shabby suburban slums outside Paris, the glory days seem to be over.    From Wordnik.com.  [Liberte, Egalite, Mediocrite] Reference

Gripes include the relatively small bin and messy emptying typical of bagless vacuums and this vac's 20-pound heft.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Reviews of the new Eureka Comfort Clean Oh! 4235 and LightForce 300 4718 vacuums] Reference

But then, just when I'm supposed to be wordlessly reciting my mantra and emptying my mind, thoughts flood in: OK, begin.    From Wordnik.com.  [SLEEPING WITH DEEPAK] Reference

Dirt escaping from bagless vacuums when emptying was the biggest gripe, followed by cumbersome tools, weight, and noise.    From Wordnik.com.  [By the Numbers: When it comes to vacuuming, it's not a man's world] Reference

And if you have any breathing problems, always wear a dust mask before emptying the dustbins of any of the tested models.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tip of the Day: Your broom and dustpan can still come in handy] Reference

The most basic movements -- walking, talking, swallowing, emptying your bladder -- become a test of will between mind and body.    From Wordnik.com.  ['PRECIOUS' SUFFERING] Reference

EVERY BOOMER REMEMBERS emptying out kitchen drawers and spending exciting evenings at home licking and sticking trading stamps.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Licking] Reference

Next, I'll lay down a coat of wood preservative on the shed floor and then tackle the next big weekend project: emptying the garage. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Project: Reclaim your garage with a garden shed] Reference

Wolf-country villages like Boxberg and Weisswasser are emptying out, thanks to the region's ultralow birthrate and continued rural flight.    From Wordnik.com.  [INTO THE WOODS] Reference