1.   The post of chairman has been vacant for some time.

2.   Sir Ralph was careful not to take his place among his constituents, although his local chairman, Mrs Angela Cartwright, had kept a seat vacant for him.

3.   Apple Computer Inc. said Steve Jobs was named interim chief executive, a post that was vacant for two months after the company fired Gilbert Amelio.

4.   As business moved west, the street-floor space of the building was vacant for years.

5.   But after that firm went bankrupt, the building was vacant for more than five years.

6.   But it had been vacant for years when Gloria rented it and began hauling loads of trash away.

7.   But it also keeps open a key position at the Justice Department that has been vacant for nearly a year.

8.   Except for a fast-food outlet on the first floor, the Singer has been vacant for many years.

9.   He accepted only because the papacy had been vacant for two years.

10.   He said the Mexico post should not remain vacant for long.