covert activity

collocation in English

meaningsofcovertandactivity

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covert
adjective
uk
/ˈkəʊ.vɜːt/us
/ˈkoʊ.vɝːt/
hidden ...
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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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(Definition ofcovertandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The key aspect of our definition is that corrupt rent-seeking is an illicit andcovertactivity.
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By definition drug smuggling is acovertactivitywhich is extremely difficult to quantify and will vary between prisons.
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I think that that power to authorisecovertactivitywill be of the greatest public interest.
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The production of counterfeit goods is acovertactivityon which there is no firm information.
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It is not possible to measure the exact extent of acovertactivitysuch as drug misuse.
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Drug smuggling is by nature acovertactivity.
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I am talking aboutcovertactivity.
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Covertactivitysuch as drug dealing is by nature very difficult to quantify.
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Covertactivitysuch as drug trafficking is by nature very difficult to quantify.
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This is in line with the idea that their activities are semi-open; theft by definition would be acovertactivity.
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Suchcovertactivitywas undoubtedly considered illegal by local communist authorities.
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The political rights of citizens should prohibit covert activities aimed at propping up a political orthodoxy.
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Covert activities may be justified in infiltration of illegal groups or to prevent crimes or calamities.
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Any attempts to smuggle drugs into prisons are, by nature, covert activities which are extremely difficult to quantify.
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Is it reasonable that covert activities of this nature should be tolerated?
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Secondly, they ought to have discretion to carry out covert activities, and be able to act quickly, in accordance with understood guidelines.
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That is supported by area studies, sampling and covert activities.
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She also provided information about other covert activities.
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The covert activities included police officers registering as students, taking notes of discussions occurring in classes, and making police reports on these discussions.
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This card represents covert activities.
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