How to pronounce on trial in English

The one on trial here is the Iglesia ni Cristo. They have to show their unity... their strength.

, } The woman, we all know, was Anita Hill. And I was there as her story unfolded. Twenty-seven years ago, on Yom Kippur eve, I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in my role as President of the Women's Legal Defense Fund, which became National Partnership for Women Families for Women Families. I was joined by wonderful colleagues, including Professor Patricia King of Georgetown University and Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. At the time I testified that Judge Clarence Thomas appeared to lack a demonstrated commitment to equal justice. I stated that Judge Clarence Thomas record cast grave doubt on Judge Clarence Thomas commitment to affirm and support fundamental principles of equal employment opportunity, the constitutional protections against gender discrimination and reproductive freedom. Judge Clarence Thomas record had shown an extensive pattern of disregard of principles of fundamental importance to women and Women Families. The ugly double standard over Kavanaughs so-called youthRead MoreOf course, the parallels between then and now are unmistakable. Shortly after my testimony, Hill's story was leaked to the press, and Anita Hill was asked to testify before the Senate. What happened next continues to be one of the most disgraceful episodes in our country's modern history. Anita Hill came before the Senate and was greeted by an all-male panel, led by Republicans who sought to prosecute Anita Hill, while Democrats, at best, remained neutral fact-finders. This phony trial resulted in a gross imbalance of power and meant that no one defended Anita Hill and no one prosecuted Judge Clarence Thomas. What was on trial was not the fitness of Judge Clarence Thomas to be the next Supreme Court justice but instead Hill's moral character and reputation as a woman. Immediately after the hearing, it was branded as a.

This is the first time a speaker of the house is on trial for corruption in Brazil and he is still not resigning his post, which shows the extent of the moral deterioration of Brazilian politics.

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents. They are deprived of their independence. Democratic politicians rarely feel they can afford the luxury of telling the whole truth to the people. And since not telling it, though prudent, is uncomfortable, they find it easier if they themselves do not have to hear too often too much of the sour truth. The men under them who report and collect the news come to realize in their turn that it is safer to be wrong before it has become fashionable to be right.

When people ask if the United States can afford to place on trial the president, if the system can stand impeachment, my answer is, Can we stand anything else

They also had a huge amount of prejudice and bias by having five women also testify to crimes which Bill Cosby was not on trial for.

This is a case Mohamed Fahmy has brought, it's something he feels very strongly about against Al Jazeera. I wasn't involved in that case, my view is that we need to focus very much on the trial and the allegations against us in Egypt ... Al Jazeera isn't on trial in Egypt, Qatar isn't on trial in Egypt - it's the three of us.

I feel a sense of sadness because it's journalism on trial and we have been found guilty, i don't think journalism is a crime.

Gary is not on trial here for a violation of the employee handbook.

One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune.