Sentence examples for empty in many from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile houses and flats bought as investments are standing empty in many parts of London.

But there are other parts of the country, including some of the rural areas, where the population has been declining, and actually that has put different pressures on services – how do you run a school if all your classrooms are half empty?" In many of these areas, he argues that the arrival of refugees will help the local economy.

Drinking alcohol makes you take in many empty, sugar-filled calories.

The shift in the organization's focus is a sign of the times in Saginaw, a shrinking city northwest of Detroit where at least 800 houses sit empty and doomed, and offers a glimpse of what increasingly empty neighborhoods in many cities may soon face as foreclosures continue.

There are empty seats in many stadiums, and just last week the owners of the Seattle SuperSonics sold out, citing unsustainable losses.

One banker, who has been briefed on Goldman Sachs's plans, said that as a result of paying the fees in advance there will be a number of empty seats in many Frankfurt schools this year.

While there was an upbeat mood in the city and organisers were pleased with the reaction to Friday's opening ceremony, empty seats in many venues and long queues to get into others soon caused frustration and delays.

The problem is not with the squabs, but with the empty restaurants in many Chinatowns across the West because of the fear of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.

And since the oldest baby boomers turned 60 this year, more and more of them are becoming empty nesters, in many cases with more disposable income than their parents had before them.

Despite the vast sections of empty seats in many arenas, the N.B.A. refuses to release no-show statistics, fans who buy tickets but do not show up for the game.

Panic has recently set in and when questioned about how this will work, different answers have been appearing; some council officials favour allowing the buses and taxis to use the tram lines when these are empty, as in many other major cities such as Bordeaux.