And they shared things in common in a literal sense: the Festival crowds, the abandoned and half-empty buildings.

Insurance companies were selling half-empty buildings at knockdown prices, seeing no way the economy would revive.

A half-empty building responded with polite applause.

In 1980, however, Mr. Vincent was forced to give the half-empty building to the bank that had financed its construction.

A LEASE signed by the Amoco Corporation for 200,000 square feet in the half-empty Prudential One building will lift occupancy close to 80 percent.

Whyte's apartment was the penthouse floor of a half-empty building.

Who could hate the Hawks, who for years have played in a half-empty building and have a point guard named Mookie?

And the arena thermostat worked, a welcome change from the chilly, half-empty buildings in Albany and Atlanta.

Now, in December, with a half-empty building, after an impressive victory, he acted as if promoting his sport was a time-consuming irritation, such as getting a vehicle inspection in the Garden State.

The result was a half-empty building 30 minutes before the start of the fight.