Word: vacant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Tuan & Taso. Tuan Chi-jui, "the Chief Executive of China" (since the office of President is vacant), had either been imprisoned while his rival Taso Kun (the last President) had been released from jail; or Tuan's personal soldier- police were still protecting him and keeping in confinement such of his enemies as were in their power...
...drunkenness or indecent conduct. Improper use of influence should certainly result in impeachment. Ungrammatical Representative Reed of Illinois suggested to the House that "if a lot of you people were to be impeached for some of your conduct in using your influence, there would be a lot of vacant chairs here." (Applause.) But that sally was considered irrelevant. And for this theory of impeachment there is good authority. Chief Justice Taft has said: "The trial and the judgment [of Judge Archibald in 1913] were most useful in demonstrating to all incumbents of the Federal bench that they must be careful...
...vacant hall remaining in the new section includes practically all of the fifth floor. This has been occupied during the year by a portion of the offices of the Graduate School of Business Administration, pending the completion of the new building for this department...
...January, 1925, one seat at the eleven-chaired table of the Interstate Commerce Commission became vacant. To fill it the President turned to the South. Dozens of southern names were presented to him, names of able railroaders, "good traffic men." But none of them was what the President wanted. Finally, it was hinted that he had found his man. But the ideal Southerner refused the chair...
...common-she must be common,' said Mme. Zizi. 'Her father is a man who runs from house to house, locating vacant apartments. How Carol came to meet such people I do not know, except that his entourage was shamefully bad. His aides-de-camp never looked after him properly...