11.   Requests by human rights monitors and journalists to observe the proceedings have been denied.

12.   Shielded behind a grilled window above the exquisitely tiled chamber, the sultan observed the proceedings and dictated his instructions by summoning the grand vizier.

13.   Some of the Republicans jeered and scuffled with Democratic politicians who were on hand to observe the proceeding.

14.   Tourists, reporters and others observing the proceedings were ordered to leave.

15.   Protesters at previous demonstrations demanded the court hold a public hearing to compare accounts from all the political parties that observed election proceedings.

16.   But he allowed them to sit in the courtroom and observe the proceedings.

17.   Relatives of five of the victims observed the proceedings.

18.   The foreign defendants did not appear in court, but a lawyer for Greenpeace observed the proceedings.

19.   The nurses, in clear, firm tones, pleaded innocent in English, according to sources who observed the proceedings.

20.   The nurses, in clear, firm tones, pleaded innocent in English, said sources who observed the proceedings and spoke on condition of anonymity.