1.   American Airlines, Continental Airlines, USAir and others are offering discounts to fill seats that would be otherwise empty during this holiday week.

2.   All had theaters that were empty during the summer.

3.   Congress is expected to be empty during the second half as lawmakers break to campaign for the elections to be held in October.

4.   Lettenbichler recalled that hotels here and elsewhere were half empty during the Asian financial crisis.

5.   The museum sat empty during the snowstorm last week.

6.   The spa, which is normally booked solid during the Martin Luther King Jr. three-day weekend, was half empty during that period.

7.   Columns of seats were empty during the opening match between France and Senegal on Friday in Seoul, despite FIFA statements that tickets were sold out for the match.

8.   Many government offices are empty during working hours.

9.   Many windows in office buildings were open because of the warm weather and the otherwise busy streets around the Kongens Nytorv square were unusually empty during the game.

10.   Stands remained mostly empty during two final games in the Taipei suburbs of Panchiao and Hsinchu, despite the fact attendance was free.