The Chief Justice is often responsible for serving as the leader during private deliberations and is often first to voice their opinion.

He is not a judicial officer, nor does he participate in the private deliberations of the court.

The Republicans and the person close to Mr. Snow were granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations and thinking within the administration.

This Republican was granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations within the administration.

The commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is not "a kind of jury," reaching an absolute verdict at the end of a private deliberation.

The proposal seemed certain to fail in a vote expected in a day or two, after the conclusion of the Senate's private deliberations.

Those of us in Government normally keep our private deliberations from public view.

Chevron declined to comment about the private deliberations of its board.

Even the private deliberations between individual nations were followed almost immediately by a press release.

However, at 1:30, under the urging of the judge, the jury returned to its their private deliberations, emerging an hour later with a decision on the damages.