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Whereas most gold diggers were impoverished to the degree that they left the gold field empty-handed, the suppliers of the mining campaigns realised large revenues.
One could not show up for a visit empty-handed, and workers tended to travel to see their families only when they were in a position to dispense gifts.
For all the fine words and the rhetoric, we stand empty-handed; which is terribly tragic.
He came back from the coalfield, one may say, empty-handed, not having been able to do anything.
The agreement must be legally authorized, otherwise citizens and businesses would be left empty-handed following claims for compensation.
The political hobby of the eurocrats may well cost money but it will leave us empty-handed.
However, the citizen with a well-founded complaint which is inadmissible, does not usually go away 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.
I would say let us all vote in favour of this proposal, and then we shall not be left empty-handed.
Seeking aid for his country, he was sent home empty-handed and humiliated.
After all that rigmarole, time and expense, my constituent is left back at square one, empty-handed.
We have to look elsewhere to find the reasons why we are standing here today empty-handed.
They return and say they put forward this and that, but they seem to return empty-handed.
The mission decided not to buy any timber at all at these prices and came back empty-handed.
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.
