Sentence examples for odd proceedings from inspiring English sources

A fourth -- it is the most interesting and the reason for these odd proceedings -- was to ponder history and women.

Its weirdness began with its host and creator, Chuck Barris, who died in March, and who, as the master of ceremonies, brought an impish charm to the odd proceedings.

The prize has been running since 1978, when the spotting of the supremely odd Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice livened up a dull Frankfurt book fair.

Again, there is an odd flatness to proceedings, as if the memory of her initial disappointment is the key emotional determinant here.

Well, extraordinarily odd grand jury proceedings don't just occur naturally.

Except for one odd disruption of yesterday's proceedings -- a man trying to videotape the session, claiming a First Amendment right to do so in violation of court rules -- Mr. Louima's testimony was delivered in an atmosphere so subdued it hardly seemed the same case that had once aroused angry demonstrations.

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 proceedings had surprising and peculiar moments.

When the proceedings were brought to a close, 70-odd speakers had addressed their colleagues during an astonishing seven-and-a-half-hour gabfest.

Despite such eminent contributors as Baroness Kennedy, David Elstein, Liz Forgan, Anthony Barnett and Clare Enders, not a hint of these proceedings appears anywhere on the BBC, which seems odd, given that the BBC demands openness in the affairs of other organisations.

The Leeds coach showed few signs of temper - just the odd shake of the head - as he sat calmly, surveying proceedings.