Decommissioning could be (and may yet be) an empty gesture.

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And half-empty hotels may be reluctant to cut room prices, because raising them again when demand recovers could drive away repeat customers as well as bargain hunters.

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It can be more than disheartening to head out for that Cinderella experience and come up empty handed (or barefoot, as the case may be).

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The suburbs may be pleasant enough when parents are absorbed with work and children, but for the childless and the empty-nesters the city has many merits.

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Some types of empty canisters are allowed, so skiers may be able to travel with their canisters and then refill them at dedicated stations.

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