These wars consume time and attention and enable officials lower on the rungs to get away with incompetence and laziness.

For another, they consume time that would otherwise be available for considering legislation.

This can have a beneficial effect on those interested in the message, but can also consume time of people not interested in the message.

But the roles often deviate and consume time that would be devoted to the emotional expressions.

While cooperative learning will consume time, the most effective application of cooperative learning hinges on an active instructor.