Sentence examples for defense panel from inspiring English sources

But the ethics committee itself disagreed, clearing the pair and the five other members of the defense panel.

In the Quadrennial Defense Review mandated by Congress, a defense panel was set up to rethink military strategy up to 2020.

Even so, the House ethics committee on Feb. 26 cleared seven members of the defense panel — five Democrats and two Republicans — of accusations that they had improperly tied earmarks to contributions.

When the jury was first seated, famed defense lawyer Mark Geragos told me that it was a great defense panel and that the case would end in acquittal.

But the administration is still moving forward with crafting guidelines and policy around the ban, and on Friday the White House released a new, more specific memo endorsing a handful of recommendations from a Department of Defense panel convened to study the issue.

All served on the powerful defense appropriations panel, which doles out billions in earmarks.

Then, after a review of the charges and defense, the panel can dismiss the complaint or find reason to believe violations of election law occurred, triggering an investigation.

Because Mr. Rangel did not mount a defense, the panel is moving quickly through its three-phase proceeding: On Monday, it accepted as "uncontested" the facts underlying the prosecution's case against him.

"On the particular facts of this case, we conclude that class certification was premature in the absence of a determination by the district court of the merits of Google's 'fair use' defense," the panel of judges said.

Since 1998, for example, employees of the firm and its clients have contributed more than $40 million to lawmakers, including more than $7.8 million to members on the House defense spending panel and $2.4 million to Mr. Murtha, its chairman.

Mr. Rumsfeld left the commission shortly before it completed its work, when he was nominated to be secretary of defense, but the panel's report reflects his views.