veil of mystery

collocation in English

meaningsofveilandmystery

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veil
noun
uk
/veɪl/us
/veɪl/
a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face ...
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mystery
noun
uk
/ˈmɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪs.tɚ.i/
something strange or not known that has not yet been explained ...
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(Definition ofveilandmysteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is regrettable that during the last year there has been such aveilofmysteryand secrecy surrounding the whole of this subject.
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I do not want to pre-judge this issue because, so far as we are concerned, it is still wrapped in a considerableveilofmystery.
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He again was captured in 1986, after which things were shrouded in aveilofmysteryand silence.
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This latter is an overwhelming need, and where it has been achieved theveilofmysteryclothing psychiatric treatment in mental hospitals has been lifted.
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Around these claims there is aveilofmystery.
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This case has been surrounded by aveilofmysteryand secrecy.
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As this discussion proceeded to-day, theveilofmysteryand obscurity has slowly but surely begun to lift.
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Here it is perhaps not indecent to lift a little further theveilofmysterythat surrounds the capital investment programme for 1952–53 as it affects the blitzed cities.
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Theveilofmysteryof a magic glade was filmed in the 20th century when geologists discovered hot mineral water in the land.
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She presents a field of researchers working together so that the veils of mystery are being pushed back from the library which is the past.
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