This is no empty prospect: In the 785- member Parliament, legislators previously bereft of political party backing will now enjoy speaking rights, committee positions and about €1 million, or $1.3 million, in yearly funding.
The prospect of an empty bank account is better than a broken leg.
But finally, one day, I scraped out the last incandescent smears and faced the terrifying prospect of an empty bottle.
Mr. Block has an emotional discussion about the prospect of an empty nest with his sister and her husband, who have experienced it (his brother-in-law advises heavy drinking), and with his father.
This prospect of an empty future is already having an impact on today's politics: "The rise of ultra-nationalist parties across Europe is a by-product of people's disappointment with the political establishment.
Although I am fully aware that being a SAHM was certainly a luxury, staring at an empty nest and very diminished prospects of employment, I have real remorse.
Mr. Lee was in China filming "Lust, Caution" when Mason made his debut in "Guys and Dolls," but he caught the next show, "Zanna, Don't!" The prospect of being an empty nester next year when Mason goes to college, Mr. Lee said, "is frightening — I don't want to think about it".
If you had booked a gig at a venue that didn't advertise, then you faced a very real prospect of playing to an empty room.
The market tester has a better alternative to agreement—staying put than someone faced with the prospect of trying to sell an empty house long-distance.
Now I'm afraid that the prospect of ending up with an empty apartment might cause her to say something to sabotage the deal.
