clandestine activity

collocation in English

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clandestine
adjective
uk
/klænˈdes.tɪn/us
/klænˈdes.tɪn/
planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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Aside from some minor skirmishes, however, it did not as local rebels preferredclandestineactivity, and self-preservation, to open confrontation.
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Drug misuse is an illegal and thereforeclandestineactivity.
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Drug misuse is generally an illegal andclandestineactivityand it is not therefore possible to provide accurate information on prevalence.
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Drug misuse is an illegal and, therefore,clandestineactivity.
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As drug trafficking is aclandestineactivity, it is not possible to estimate the numbers of people engaged full-time in the trafficking of illegal drugs.
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Since drug misuse is aclandestineactivity, it is impossible to estimate the volume of controlled drugs which is circulating illegally.
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This leads to a lot ofclandestineactivitywhich we should abhor.
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That is the way to fight againstclandestineactivity.
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Detailed charges were not given but, basically, he is being accused ofclandestineactivity.
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As drug dealing is an illegal andclandestineactivity, it is not possible to obtain more than a very general indication of the street prices of drugs.
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Moreover, participation in theclandestineactivityis enormous.
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The devices constructed, however, are often too large and poorly shielded for use inclandestineactivity.
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It also needs to be stressed that clandestine activities were necessary simply for them to function effectively as communists.
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In spite of its serious dangers, however + or perhaps because of them + the clandestine activities demanded of communist agents carried considerable appeal.
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Fifthly, inspection by the agency to prevent or detect clandestine activities.
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It conducted its clandestine activities at 52 sites and employed over 50,000 people.
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He took it immediately, and began engaging in clandestine activities while working.
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Kater soon began spending much of his spare time reading illegal socialist literature, and became active in the union's clandestine activities.
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