1.   He claims an American report citing a high vacancy rate in the settlements is groundless.

2.   Last year, the high vacancy rates and growing case loads prompted Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist to warn the Senate that it was undermining the legal system.

3.   Recent history, however, has not been kind to Newburgh, whose depressed economy and high vacancy rates are taking their toll on the historic district.

4.   The high vacancy rate means many boards are staffed exclusively by members of the profession being regulated.

5.   Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen said the decline probably had hurt people who wanted quick profits but the current high vacancy rate had helped to bring rents back to normal.

6.   But commercial properties continued to struggle, with most districts reporting high vacancy rates and lower rental rates.

7.   Despite the high vacancy rate, Murphy said his job was tough at first.