31.   Aviation experts said one section of the new rules might require some small planes to fly with empty seats and might even result in some of them being junked.

32.   Basically, what both moviehouses and restaurants are selling are empty seats.

33.   Before he was through he had crashed nine balls into the stands, three into the upper deck where they rattled around the empty seats.

34.   A dozen dolphins flip, twist, squeak and wave their tails at the empty seats.

35.   A helpful passenger held the poles as I climbed onto the armrest of an empty seat.

36.   A minor annoyance was that the staff insisted we share a table with another pair of passengers, even though there were empty seats at other tables.

37.   A large woman boarded a bus in Brooklyn and approached where I was seated, the middle of a three-seater with empty seats on either side.

38.   After fans were seated, the Scouts found empty seats and watched the game.

39.   Airlines are flying with few empty seats and demand remains strong.

40.   Airlines are taking deep discounts for fast-turnaround holiday tickets as a way to fill otherwise empty seats on planes that will be flying anyhow.