Sentence examples for first time proceedings from inspiring English sources

Although Belhaj's lawyers have already launched proceedings against the British government, the latest action is against Straw personally, and is thought to be the first time proceedings of this kind have been taken against a former foreign secretary.

"In one case where [the CCTV footage] was viewed at court for the first time, the proceedings were dropped because what was shown fatally undermined the prosecution case," the report states.

For the first time, the proceedings of the Committee were made public in book form; a practice which was continued at subsequent meetings.

U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who heads the Select Committee on Benghazi, said in a statement it was the first time the proceedings of a State ARB had been turned over to Congress.

Only 40 British officials will parade because numbers have been limited for the first time to speed proceedings along.

A Pakistani lawyer appeared on behalf of Mr. Davis for the first time in pretrial proceedings held in the Lahore central jail where he has been held since killing two Pakistani motorcyclists in late January.

Courts, involved for the first time in adoption proceedings, now determine parent eligibility (with occasionally odd outcomes: a judge turned down the request of a hopeful couple because a prospective parent was vegetarian).

The comedian's first time headlining the proceedings was in 1995, only two years after making his debut as the host of NBC's "Late Night".

It was his second time watching proceedings on the House floor from the gallery.

Winners of the competition in 1992, Wydad will participate in the group phase for the first time - kicking off proceedings when facing Al Ahly in Cairo on 15-17 July.

His notoriously crowded love life failed to thin out over the years, although this is the first time that Hall has started proceedings.