Sentence examples for taking the proceedings from inspiring English sources

It is the online equivalent of the old Howard Stern "bababooey" joke – a comment apropos of nothing designed to fluster those taking the proceedings seriously.

Taking the proceedings over is footballer (meaning soccer player, of course) Harry Heegan Garrett Lombardd), who's just won a silver tassie (read, championship cup) that establishes his prowess while also serving as a symbol of the shining prospects the nation's youth represented as they left for the battle field.

The only actors who relieve the tedium are the ones who decline to take the proceedings seriously.

8.16am GMT Nel says Pistorius's decision to submit an affidavit rather than testify shows he doesn't take the proceedings seriously.

The American version of his show, which has its premiere tonight, has much of the same flamboyance but takes the proceedings one gross-out too far.

Avenues of defense, experts said, could include the military equivalent of an insanity plea, petitioning for a change of venue to take the proceedings away from the emotions of Fort Hood, and delaying the proceedings to allow the passions to ebb.

Unfortunately, as other senators (along with assorted aides and support-staff members) were casting their votes to decide the winner, using the admittedly subjective but generally accepted "Make some noise up in here!" protocols, Mr. Cheney and Mr. Leahy took the proceedings to what one aide accurately described as "the next level".

On June 6 , 2011 Bonds and Watson filed a legal agreement not to take the divorce to trial and instead settle it in an "uncontested manner", effectively agreeing to take the proceedings out of the public eye and end the marriage privately at an unspecified later date without further court involvement.

This is shows the judge your respect him or her, and communicates the idea that you take the proceedings seriously.

Instead, most people tuning in--a large percentage of them not especially interested in American history--are taking the unbelievable proceedings as a literal illustration of today's high-school realities.

One of us (RN) took the minutes during the proceedings but did not participate in the discussions.