But is the glass half full or half empty?

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But they came away empty-handed after full-back Blair struck a post with a simple penalty and Australian fly-half Sam Norton-Knight was wide with a drop-goal attempt.

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The rest of the garages are empty at 9am, but the charging slots are 100% full.

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But when it comes to working out whether such facilities are empty or full, whether the agents are stable or what type they are, analysts are often guessing.

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It sounded like a typical soundcheck, but I looked across the empty room to see that Kidjo was dancing her way through it, full-on.

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

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