siphoning

In the long run, we see that freer markets can make you so much wealthier that the authoritarian's advantage in siphoning wealth to make war becomes overwhelmed.

Orwell and War Socialism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Michael Steele is a second choice, but I have doubts that he is going to succeed in siphoning off blacks from the Dems.

The R.N.C. Debate That Wasn’t - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

But the idea of siphoning people off to an unidentified place chosen by public officials to me distorts the great mix we have now with public, private and parochial.

Education Secretary Riley Press Briefing ITY National Archives 1997

There are three elements to our initiative: first, to combat violent crime in public housing; second, to deal with white-collar crime -- that is to say the siphoning off of contracts and repairs and money that ought to be going to keep housing units in good shape; and finally, nonpublic housing but other assisted housing equity skimming and so forth.

Crime Briefing By Gore Cisneros Bentsen Reno Brown ITY National Archives 1994

There are three elements to our initiative: first, to combat violent crime in public housing; second, to deal with white-collar crime -- that is to say the siphoning off of contracts and repairs and money that ought to be going to keep housing units in good shape; and finally, nonpublic housing but other assisted housing equity skimming and so forth.

Crime Briefing Corrected By Gore Cisneros Bentsen Reno ITY National Archives 1994

That same afternoon, after the idea of siphoning money from TARP was raised, House Minority Leader John Boehner said, "The TARP money was intended to solve an economic emergency in the financial sector."

Examiner California Headlines 2009

Ah, so the idea of siphoning county money to be used for Toledo city parks has been proposed before, and it caused the defeat of a Metroparks levy.

Toledo Talk - recent article changes 2009

Therefore, China is only siphoning on its own share of the disputed land, if "siphoning" could be taken seriously.

China's "bargaining power" on East China Sea gas field: Very Strong Sun Bin 2005

If there is really "siphoning" effect, the longer the wait, the more China will be able to "siphon" the whole pool.

China's "bargaining power" on East China Sea gas field: Very Strong Sun Bin 2005

He said "not one more penny" should be spent on BT, and he criticized the administration for "siphoning" $17 million from the cash pool for BT costs.

burlingtonfreepress.com - 2010