Sentence examples for were being vacated from inspiring English sources

In the 11 most competitive races in the Northeast, Democrats had to defend only two; the nine others involved either Republican incumbents or Republican-held seats that were being vacated.

The seat is being vacated by Jim Ramstad, a Republican.

Instead space is being vacated for extremists, notably religious fanatics, who pose a growing threat.

In the Sully District, Republican-endorsed candidate Thomas Wilson won a seat that is being vacated.

The seat is being vacated by Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald, a first-term Republican.

Both men ran for the Senate seat that was being vacated by Jesse Helms last year.

The seat is being vacated by Senator Emanuel R. Gold, 62, who is leaving the Senate after 27 years.

Several other posts to be filled are being vacated by women, including Hilda Solis, the secretary of labor, and Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.

Mrs. Clinton is looking to fill the seat that is being vacated this year by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat who is retiring.

The Republicans also picked up the governor's office, which is being vacated by Jesse Ventura of the Independence Party.

The parties split races for two seats in upstate New York that are being vacated by retiring Republicans.