Traders in the market's 1976 hall urged HM Revenue and Customs to reduce their rates because of the number of empty units in that part of the market.

BBC: Kirkgate Market

But I really want to focus on the half-full part of the glass tonight, not the half-empty.

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Security papers like these tend to emphasize the part of the glass that is half-empty, so many readers might not have appreciated how few people were affected, even potentially.

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As part of the factory's expansion plans, seven empty terraced homes at the site will also be demolished.

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