"The danger here is that at some point these excess teachers will be forced into vacancies and into schools," Mr. Weisberg said.
Andrew Hevesi had more limited exposure in the case: prosecutors say a former Liberal Party boss in the state, Raymond B. Harding, maneuvered to force a vacancy in an Assembly seat in Queens so that Andrew Hevesi could assume the position.
With the economy in crisis and Wall Street in turmoil, will local sports teams be forced to place vacancy signs on the scores of luxury suites being built in their new stadiums?
"Heads are forced to fill vacancies before the teacher census data is compiled in November.
The school has been forced to fill the vacancies with recent graduates, returning exiles or retirees.
Almost apologetically, Commissioner Von Essen said after the funeral that the losses had forced him to fill 160 vacancies with immediate promotions.
Even with that capacity, visitors often came to find no vacancies and were forced to press on to nearby Buxton, Alexandra or Healesville.
They also ran a postcard campaign to demand new teachers, which forced the local government to fill the vacancies.
The budget cuts that have been plaguing the state have forced the city to hold off filling department vacancies.
Deployments have also forced employers large and small to scramble to fill vacancies created when reservists leave, often at a cost.
