11.   People said it all was fairly orderly, and the building was emptied within eight minutes.

12.   Some buildings were emptied in a matter of months.

13.   That kind of screening is much harder when entire buildings are being emptied.

14.   While most current owners say their buildings were emptied of tenants before they took custody, the increase in rooms housing tourists means fewer rooms for the down-and-out.

15.   Afterward, Palestinian security officers in Hebron abandoned police stations and their headquarters, emptying the buildings in case of an Israeli incursion into the town.

16.   Buildings nearby were emptied and the Strand, a main London thoroughfare, was cordoned off during the security alert.

17.   But they moved in to empty the building without waiting for an eviction order.

18.   Most bombings target empty buildings, and lives are generally spared.