complete secrecy

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandsecrecy

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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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 ofcompleteandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I agree with him that there is no reason forcompletesecrecyon a matter of that kind.
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Surely that is not a matter to be discussed incompletesecrecyinside.
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In the other case there has been the mostcompletesecrecyand every stage of the proceedings has been behind closed doors.
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Then there would becompletesecrecy, and many women would be able to solve their difficulties.
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The agreement was made incompletesecrecybehind closed doors.
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Many of these advisory councils work incompletesecrecy.
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Given the strength of feeling, it is disgraceful that the matter has been handled incompletesecrecy.
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Free treatment under conditions ofcompletesecrecyhas been available in this country for the last quarter of a century.
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Is it now judicial procedure that a case can be heardin cameraand sentence promulgated andcompletesecrecyobserved about it?
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By so doing he would havecompletesecrecy.
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All that they are asked to do is to come for examination incompletesecrecy.
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For three years questions were asked, butcompletesecrecyprevailed.
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He would not be bound tocompletesecrecy.
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It succeeded because it was done incompletesecrecy.
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I have never held the view thatcompletesecrecycan be of any real advantage in transactions of this kind.
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There is no shadow of doubt but thatcompletesecrecywill be achieved.
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Perhaps we have passed through the period ofcompletesecrecyas to these things.
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It would be frightening ifcompletesecrecyleft a potential enemy in doubt—only to learn the awful reality when it was too late.
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It is therefore crucial that the need forcompletesecrecyis carefully considered and that all other options are explored before it is accepted.
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The station has never received any authority and is operated incompletesecrecy.
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