Sentence examples for forum instead of from inspiring English sources

So Europe's chief negotiator, Swedish commissioner Cecilia Malmström, hatched a scheme for an international court of arbitration – an open public forum instead of the private court system.

But when U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson spoke on campus last night at an event hosted by the Berkeley Forum, instead of standing behind a podium and orating like many public officials are wont to do, he walked down to the floor to talk directly to students.

He testified at an informal "forum" instead.

Marc Gbaffou, chairman of the African Diaspora Forum agreed: "Instead of sending the army to the border, send them here because that's where the killing is continuing.

Or joining one of the Windows forums instead.

Yes, of course there were pressures and tensions, but it was right that they were addressed at a forum like this instead of slipping over into bilateral action".

Yet advertisers--like the general public--often see the magazine as a forum for gangsters instead of a window to a growing market.

Faced with the prospect of potential public embarrassment, some members declined to host any public forums, instead opting for conference calls with constituents. .

And sadly, but not surprisingly, this body has often become a forum for sowing discord instead of forging common ground; a venue for playing politics and exploiting grievances rather than solving problems.

Mr. Nichols's critics said that he was turning the academy into a think tank, instead of a forum where scientists could meet and talk.

Instead of open forums, Chaffetz's peers in Utah, Democrats and Republicans alike, have already opted for teleconferences, where callers are pre-screened, muted after asking a question, and not allowed to follow-up.