51.   Though TV cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom, in keeping with Japanese legal custom, the proceedings were closely followed on this small, crowded island.

52.   Thousands of fans were expected to follow the proceedings on a giant television screen in front of the club.

53.   Though TV cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom, in keeping with Japanese legal custom, the proceedings were closely followed.

54.   U.S. prosecutors followed the proceedings by a telephone hookup from Maryland.

55.   Under a plea bargain, BCCI agreed to turn over assets held by its New York and California agencies following liquidation proceedings.

56.   Viewers who followed the proceedings, broadcast live on national television, heard witnesses contradict one another about what had happened to cargo documentation after the crash.

57.   Hundreds of others followed proceedings from a loudspeaker outside the courtroom.

58.   Big crowds of German supporters followed proceedings elsewhere.

59.   Big crowds of German supporters had followed proceedings elsewhere.

60.   But hundreds of Hanoi residents outside the courthouse who were hoping to hear the revelations first hand were frustrated by their inability to follow the proceedings.