21.   The post has been vacant since December, when President Clinton dismissed Dr. Joycelyn Elders after comments she made regarding masturbation.

22.   The post of top diplomat to Mexico has been vacant since June, when former ambassador James Jones departed.

23.   The south storefront has been vacant since May, when the B. Dalton bookstore closed.

24.   The sites have been vacant since last year after Best Products filed for bankruptcy protection.

25.   The title has been vacant since last month when a judge stripped champion Frans Botha for using anabolic ste-roids before defeating Shultz in December.

26.   They fill seats that have been vacant since February and bring the Fed board of governors to full strength at seven.

27.   But the position has been vacant since former Rep. Harry Johnston, D-Fla., left at the end of the Clinton administration.

28.   He is expected to win confirmation later this month to fill the post that has been vacant since August when Edward Djerejian resigned.

29.   Jakarta has left the ambassadorial post in Canberra vacant since July following strong opposition by Australia to the appointment of Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri, as the ambassador.

30.   Jakarta has left the ambassadorial post in Canberra vacant since July following strong opposition in Australia to the appointment of Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri as the ambassador.