Assertion: petitioner | /r/CapableOf | make an opening statement
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to avoid the need
type: PURPOSE
value: under oath
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Sometimes the petitioner makes an opening statement under oath to avoid the need for repeating the same facts later during the trial.
text: On the second day of the trial, both petitioner and respondent made their opening statements, after which the State presented eight witnesses before the noon recess.