It seems rather unfair on the chap who should receive £100 that he goes away empty-handed, when he could perhaps go away with £90 of the £100.
The mission decided not to buy any timber at all at these prices and came back empty-handed.
They return and say they put forward this and that, but they seem to return empty-handed.
We have to look elsewhere to find the reasons why we are standing here today empty-handed.
After all that rigmarole, time and expense, my constituent is left back at square one, empty-handed.
Seeking aid for his country, he was sent home empty-handed and humiliated.
I would say let us all vote in favour of this proposal, and then we shall not be left empty-handed.
If drivers rely on these guidelines they could be left empty-handed, as these are not legally valid - and that is a problem.
