1.   As painfully graphic as it was, she said, the five-day hearing provided a kind of solace.

2.   But many other congressional Republicans said the hearings would provide a stage to voice long-simmering criticisms that the administration turned a blind eye to the corruption.

3.   But the preliminary hearing provided a preview of how the unconventional jurist will preside when jury selection finally begins this week.

4.   Congressional hearings sometimes provide controversial witnesses with opportunities to rehabilitate themselves in the public eye.

5.   Hearings often provide more drama than the game played on the field, but they are not unlike procedures that occur each day at the county courthouse.

6.   Hopefully, these hearings will provide the necessary impetus for enacting some of those improvements.

7.   His partner agreed that the preliminary hearing provided the most superficial evidence in the case and the pressure will not relent.

8.   The Asian-money hearings also provide a quick look into the language of the intelligence world.

9.   The first public examination of that sensitive topic is just one reason the Senate hearings may provide more drama than the two plodding days of House hearings so far.

10.   The hearing provided a forum for Republicans and Democrats to air complaints about the judicial selection process.