veil of secrecy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofveilandsecrecy
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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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secrecy
noun[U]
uk/ˈsiː.krə.si/us/ˈsiː.krə.si/
the state of being secret or of keeping ...
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(Definition ofveilandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theveilofsecrecysurrounding scrutiny committees adds to this fear.
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Aveilofsecrecycovered the sensitive conversations of the mayor and aldermen, company elites and vestrymen.
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Inevitably this is an area over which aveilofsecrecymust be drawn.
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Sometimes theveilofsecrecyto preserve confidentiality hides nothing at all.
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Let him be open and cast aside theveilofsecrecy.
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Yet, aveilofsecrecyis drawn over the costs of contract cleaning.
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To suggest that this proposed committee would not be entitled to go behind theveilofsecrecyis not an argument against it.
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As the report makes clear, there is little to be gained from theveilofsecrecysurrounding the system of delegated decision-making.
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I shall not follow the bad example of the party opposite and ask them to destroy theveilofsecrecy.
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I sometimes wonder why theveilofsecrecyseems to be drawn over this particular operation.
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That work is being done behind theveilofsecrecy.
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At the present time theveilofsecrecyis thick and impenetrable.
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They could not have one, as the issue was decided under aveilofsecrecyand commercial confidentiality.
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When is theveilofsecrecyfinally going to be lifted?
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People are concerned that theveilofsecrecyshould be lifted after so many years.
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There is aveilofsecrecyabout the rôle of the future fleet working party.
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I fear that all too often local planning authorities hide behind aveilofsecrecy.
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However, this rather coy lifting of theveilofsecrecyhas much further to go.
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Will he lift theveilofsecrecywhich seems to be over this system?
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