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Because they're not spending enough money keeping the drains clean.
The immediate causes are many: A disastrous acquisition drains cash reserves and defocuses management; a crucial technology trend is ignored; attempts to diversify beyond the initial product line stall.
The Jordan River is so called because the geography of Utah resembles that of Palestine: Lake Utah drains via the Jordan River into the Great Salt Lake, just as the Sea of Galilee drains via the Jordan River into the salty Dead Sea.
The doctor breaks her bag of water and drains out the fluid.
Community-level stratification captures factors that are difficult to control for, such as quality and condition of households in the area, variation in how much a community takes care of its immediate environment (civic pride or responsibility), and resources the community can access, such as municipal vector control, municipal maintenance of drains and water mains and paved roads.