Sentences with phrase «held behind closed doors»

Grand jury proceedings are held behind closed doors and state authorities took the unprecedented step of escorting witnesses through a secure rear entrance.

To the dismay of NGOs, the negotiations on the Paris Agreement's market mechanisms - as part of Article 6 - were held behind closed doors without any public concrete outcome.

«The Deputy Prime Minister told Mr Cameron and other members of the highly secretive National Security Council that without major changes, the Liberal Democrats will not back legislation allowing more court hearings and inquests to be held behind closed doors.»

He was however quick to add that the meeting was held behind closed doors.

The meeting between the President and the party's national chairman, who is also a former governor of Edo State, was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, led the senators to the meeting which was held behind closed doors.

Prime minister says hearings will be held behind closed doors and could take up to a year to produce findings

Abubakar did not speak with journalists when approached at the end of the meeting held behind closed doors at the President's office.

To ensure this, the judicial candidate selection process should be transparent and not held behind closed doors of executive session.

For this reason, more critical MPs asked for the debate on the bill to be held behind closed doors, as well as the vote.

Most important, top striker Eric Wynalda, who had undergone knee surgery in April, proved that he had recovered his speed in a 4 - 0 practice - game victory held behind closed doors on June 9 against a French second - division team from Gueugnon.

However, given the ageing of the population and the accompanying pressures on health care costs, it is important that such discussions begin much earlier and involve the public, rather than being held behind closed doors.

Both sessions were held behind closed doors.

Not exact matches

All those ministers that stood there and gave standing ovations to [Finance Minister Jim] Flaherty, they're going to be fighting him tooth and nail behind closed doors to try to hold on to their programs.

Top secret meetings — behind - closed doors — have already been held, with more of the same planned for the future.

«Given the important public policy issues at stake, we have also asked the court to hold its hearing in open rather than behind closed doors.

A leering old villain in a frock, who spent decades conspiring behind closed doors for the position he now holds; a man who believes he is infallible and acts the part; a man whose preaching of scientific falsehood is responsible for the deaths of countless AIDS victims in Africa; a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence: in short, exactly the right man for the job.

Havana (CNN)-- For decades, Cuba's evangelicals met behind closed doors, holding services in living rooms and converted garages.

Now that the team around him has gotten better in his absence, I don't think it's silly for the Vikings to «hope» they get their return on their investment on the QB reports still say the Vikings still hold to a high standard behind closed doors.

Theo Walcott has revealed that the Arsenal squad held a players - only meeting behind closed doors prior to the FA Cup replay against Hull City on Tuesday.

Andy Carroll's charge for match fitness is being held up by lack of opposition for a behind - closed doors friendly tomorrow or Saturday!

I am willing to do the longest hour more but how long do you think it will take for this to take hold and how do I get away from the door and just close the door behind me when it's time for nap.

At present the intelligence and security committee is tasked with the job of holding MI5 and MI6 to account, but the sensitive nature of much of the material involved means much of its work takes place behind closed doors, undermining public confidence in its effectiveness.

Yeo boasted to undercover journalists that he could introduce those in the private sector to «almost everyone you need to get hold of in this country» because he could get away with it behind closed doors.

He was caught on camera boasting to undercover journalists that he could introduce those in the private sector to «almost everyone you need to get hold of in this country» because he could get away with it behind closed doors.

Remember a Sky News correspondent's tweet in the 2015 campaign that revealed a Conservative rally being held in a huge barn behind closed doors?

After meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo for about an hour, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and his fellow bishops held a brief press conference to review their closed - door chat, while the governor himself remains behind closed doors.

In Tyrie's view, the threat of a veto vote will force any government that holds a majority in England but not in the entire Commons to pursue agreement behind closed doors.

Meanwhile, fresh facts about what transpired behind closed doors at the meeting held Tinubu and the Chief John Odigie - Oyegun - led National Working Committee of the APC have emerged.

In several areas, the Assembly's position is listed as «unknown,» suggesting that at least one old saw of Albany deal - making — that Mr. Silver plays his cards close even behind closed doors — holds true.

But the mayor he held a very different meeting about NYPD - community relations on Wednesday — moving it to Cardinal Timothy Dolan's private residence at St. Patrick's Cathedral instead of City Hall, and meeting with police and clergy behind closed doors, instead of in front of TV cameras.

The meeting, which held at Concorde Hotel in Owerri, behind closed door and amidst tumultuous atmosphere from party faithful who had accompanied their leaders, lasted for about two hours and 30 minutes.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has held behind - closed - doors talks with his MPs in an attempt to gain their backing ahead of coalition talks with the Tories.

Its first annual meeting, held here on 29 November, drew 14 people who met behind closed doors.

But we can't be sure about that, because the talks are being held behind firmly closed doors.

But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

It's this type of outlandish behavior that's alleged to have occurred in Atlanta, where some schools allegedly held «erasing parties» to change answer sheets behind closed doors.

As soon as your dog is completely inside the crate, gently close the door behind him, holding it closed with your hand rather than latching it.

There is a lot of interest in a photo published by Polish YouTuber Oskar «Junajted» Siwiec, who was recently invited to a presentation behind closed doors for FIFA 18 which was held at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich.

It's believed a special press demo behind - closed - doors will be held at the California expo.

The irony is that delegates in Bonn and Montreal are currently negotiating interlinked climate issues, with one held in public and the other behind closed doors.

The timing was right and by end of the week I'd found a neat pine TV armoire for cheap at my favorite consignment store, and by the end of the next week, with my bro's long - distance assistance, I had built an extra shelf in the top half and now both printers and all my computer equipment is neatly behind closed doors with channels to hold cords stored, and my monitor and phone are the only items on my desk and I'm on my way finally to having a lovely but functional home office.