No one knows how many times this scene has been enacted over the centuries, before the public and in closed-door sessions alike.

That is why the closed-door sessions were more than mere annoyances.

Nothing was resolved in the unusual closed-door session, but both men said it had been productive.

A closed-door session of the commission yesterday ended without any formal votes or decisions.

It is impossible to say with certainty that what followed was a result of the Patriots' closed-door session.

Mara did not question the team's effort during games in the closed-door session, according to players who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The student government approved his plan in a closed-door session late one night.

It began with a 40-minute, closed-door session between Green and the players.

But the court refused to grant her demand for a closed-door session.

The review will be conducted in an unusual closed-door session today.