Sentence examples for an open proceeding from inspiring English sources

"We have an open proceeding, and we welcome comment," he said, adding that he would not discuss specific comments filed with the F.C.C.

Moreover, an open proceeding would shed important light on the rare instance in which a formal charge against a judge is dismissed without any disciplinary action.

The judge's decision two weeks ago to conduct the espionage trial behind closed doors had drawn intense criticism from human rights groups and diplomats, who argued that only an open proceeding could assure that the defendants were not bullied or persecuted.

The secret session was one signal of a new stage for the trial, which has moved from being a largely open proceeding to one studded with references to classified information that was not mentioned in public.

-- But Mr. Starr, isn't it the case that she granted a much more open proceeding, and you appealed that and got the circuit court to severely restrict the procedure on the grounds that hers was too open?

You're not eligible if you are in an open bankruptcy proceeding.

"It's easier for ratepayers to be treated fairly in an open public proceeding," Mr. Brodsky said.

As is every athlete's right, if Mr. Armstrong would have contested the USADA charges, all of the evidence would have been presented in an open legal proceeding for him to challenge.

"We thought if we said 'Barbara Walters is doing a report on adoption,' people would say, 'Again?' " The initial descriptions of the program compared it to the ABC reality show "The Bachelor," a link that actually is made in the report by the husband in one of the five couples who are depicted taking part in an open adoption proceeding.

His decision to take the case out of dark backrooms, where pressure and deception rule, to an English court for an open court proceeding may be a game changer.

But in one open proceeding, the judge, Leonard B. Sand, agreed to instruct the jury about the law forbidding witnesses from expressing their views on capital punishment.