Without these values, the practices quickly become empty words, that discredit true Agile.

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As their kids leave home, the boomers will become empty nesters, possibly leading them to switch houses or take on a weekend place.

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Whether we are home with kids, have become empty nesters or never took the relationship leap, making time for every element of life we hold dear often means working evenings and sacred weekends as we text, email, Skype and kiss foreheads goodnight.

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But in recent years it has become the home of huge empty lots and darkened projects, including Las Vegas Plaza and Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a hulking bluish-green tower that was 70 percent finished when construction ended.

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Forcing a club to play in an empty stadium has become a common tactic for UEFA in its fight against racism, with several sides receiving the same punishment in recent months, from Lazio in Rome to the Hungarian national team.

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He aims to court empty nesters looking for a downscaled lifestyle but who cringe at the notion they have become blue-haired senior citizens who play bingo and line up for the early bird special.

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Once under way, television footage of rows of empty seats at venues long assumed by home fans to be sold out had threatened to become a defining narrative that distracted from the events themselves.

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