excessive secrecy

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandsecrecy

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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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 ofexcessiveandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcessive secrecy

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Does the aerospace industry need bribery, corruption andexcessivesecrecyto sell such aircraft?
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Proceeding in such a way does not smack ofexcessivesecrecyor of a desire to be obstructive.
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It smacks not only ofexcessivesecrecybut of poor management.
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The first of those isexcessivesecrecyand the other, which is more important and has not been discussed, is over-centralisation.
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Consultation is a much better approach than theexcessivesecrecyunder which such changes were introduced in the past.
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Will not such a course of openness do more to prevent war than thisexcessivesecrecy?
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There wasexcessivesecrecysurrounding the entire project.
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But need there be this extraordinaryexcessivesecrecyabout the membership of police authorities?
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However, it is a great deal fairer than our system, which steadily penalises efficiency byexcessivesecrecyin both local and national government.
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For too long we have drifted away from fundamental principles of open government and free information towards censorship,excessivesecrecyand unaccountability in government.
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This is not a question ofexcessivesecrecyor of something being concealed indefinitely.
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The present system leads toexcessivesecrecyand a lack of involvement by complainants and bereaved families.
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What is the reason for thisexcessivesecrecy?
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However, the purpose of the debate is to put an end to theexcessivesecrecyon this project.
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Then there is what it is fashionable to call failure in communication; in other words,excessivesecrecy about one's business or telling "nowt to nobody".
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Among the reasons for that were theexcessivesecrecyof manufacturers and the voluntary nature of reporting of side-effects by doctors.
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I should like to underline the point that has been made that there isexcessivesecrecy.
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Suchexcessivesecrecyis not in the best interests of consumers, nor is it likely to develop confidence in the water authority.
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Is not this an area whereexcessivesecrecyexists which has nothing directly to reveal about operational matters?
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I should like to go on to say that thisexcessivesecrecyleads to the grossest mishandling of personal considerations.
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